Benton township, Adair County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (22% naturalized citizens)
| Benton township: | 0.0% |
| Whole state: | 2.7% |
71% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 256
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 36
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Benton township, Missouri:
- 2,345 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 235 people in nursing homes
- 66 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 42 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 29 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 21 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 81
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 18 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Food (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Computer and electronic products (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:
- German (45.2%)
- Norwegian (10.4%)
- Czech (6.7%)
- United States or American (3.3%)
- Polish (3.0%)
- Scandinavian (3.0%)
- English (2.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Japan (33%)
- Cambodia (22%)
- Mexico (22%)
- Canada (22%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 103 (64%)
- Carpooled: 31 (19%)
- Walked: 8 (5%)
- Other means: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
People in group quarters in Benton township, Missouri:
- 2,345 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 235 people in nursing homes
- 66 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 42 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 29 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 21 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
85.9% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
10.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 313- In family households: 286 (68 male householders, 12 female householders)
75 spouses, 118 children (113 natural, 2 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (22 male householders (21 living alone)), 2 female householders (0 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 3 2-persons,
2,373 married couples with children.
710 single-parent households (137 men, 573 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |