Union township, Warren County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 28.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 532 (all rural)
Males: 279 | (52.4%) |
Females: 253 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 532 (460 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 37.4
Discuss Iowa on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.74
Union township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
Union township: | $63,082 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $632 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,323 (it was $102,600 in 2000)
: | $157,323 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 0.7% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Sandyville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Beech (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Sandyville Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Short Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Union township: Beech Community Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 464
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 39
- South: 14
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 168
- Mobile homes: 38
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,500
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 45 (5 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (13%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (22.3%)
- English (16.5%)
- Irish (11.0%)
- Dutch (8.4%)
- Norwegian (7.9%)
- United States or American (7.3%)
- Greek (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 242 (79%)
- Carpooled: 35 (11%)
- Other means: 12 (4%)
- Worked at home: 17 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
96.4% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 541- In family households: 491 (139 male householders, 19 female householders)
136 spouses, 174 children (167 natural, 4 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (28 male householders (22 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 6 2-persons,
111 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (7 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here: | 16.7% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 6.1% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here: | 100.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |