Union township, Benton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Union township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
62% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 890
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 79
- South: 36
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
3 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 361
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 29
- 5 to 9: 6
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 149 (21 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (62.9%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- English (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Norwegian (2.6%)
- Italian (2.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (83%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 439 (78%)
- Carpooled: 80 (14%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 33 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (1%)
3 people in religious group quarters
95.3% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,024- In family households: 874 (262 male householders, 30 female householders)
270 spouses, 291 children (263 natural, 1 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 150 (57 male householders (44 living alone)), 65 female householders (52 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 143 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 24 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
257 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (10 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21
Here: | 13.8% |
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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |