West Point township, Bates County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (67% naturalized citizens)
| West Point township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 2.7% |
60% of West Point township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 344
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 131
- South: 29
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.4%
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: 164
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200
Housing units in West Point township with a mortgage: 34 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Construction (42%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (13%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Construction laborers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Point township:
- United States or American (34.8%)
- German (19.9%)
- English (14.0%)
- Scottish (5.3%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Norwegian (3.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (67%)
- Honduras (33%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 133 (63%)
- Carpooled: 51 (24%)
- Walked: 12 (6%)
- Worked at home: 15 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
98.4% of residents of West Point township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 546- In family households: 454 (114 male householders, 19 female householders)
118 spouses, 177 children (175 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 1 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 92 (45 male householders (35 living alone)), 25 female householders (21 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 11 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
122 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (14 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |