Union township, Woodbury County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (9% naturalized citizens)
Union township: | 1.4% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
60% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 675
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 59
- South: 6
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
36 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 308
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 15
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 55 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 125
- Construction (28%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Food (8%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Health care (34%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (3%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (40.5%)
- United States or American (16.2%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- English (7.8%)
- Norwegian (5.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (45%)
- Laos (18%)
- Cuba (18%)
- Canada (18%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 248 (76%)
- Carpooled: 41 (13%)
- Walked: 15 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
36 people in nursing homes
96.0% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 744- In family households: 618 (144 male householders, 49 female householders)
167 spouses, 242 children (232 natural, 7 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 126 (43 male householders (36 living alone)), 69 female householders (62 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 35 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 14 2-persons,
133 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (3 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here: | 30.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |