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Wood township, Wright County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile

Land area: 65.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,409 (all rural)

Males: 729  (51.7%)
Females: 680  (48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,409 (1,194 owner occupied, 215 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

15%
State:

30%


Races in Wood township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 38.9

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Average household size: 2.68

Wood township:

2.7 people
Missouri:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($27,670 in 1999)
Wood township:

$28,374
Missouri:

$46,931
Median contract rent in 2013: $356 (lower quartile is $280, upper quartile is $282)
Here:

$357
State:

$566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,295 (it was $65,600 in 2000)
:

$84,295
Missouri:

$133,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $44,020 - $146,413
Population density: 21 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

18.9%
Whole state:

11.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

8.6%
Whole state:

5.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Wood township include: Oak Grove Church (A), Fairview Church (B), Friendship Baptist Church (C), Rock Chapel (D), Morning Sun Church (E), Mountain Valley Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mountain Valley Cemetery (1), Helum Cemetery (2), Absher Cemetery (3), Raney Cemetery (4), Hillcrest Cemetery (5), Willow Springs Cemetery (6), Friendship Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Casebeer Lake (A), Porter Lake (B), Doril Leascher Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Whetstone Creek (A), Dake Creek (B), Absher Prong (C), Williams Branch (D), Van Zant Creek (E), Raney Branch (F), Plemmons Branch (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

61% of Wood township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 927
  • Northeast: 17
  • Midwest: 204
  • South: 94
  • West: 109

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $92,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $24,100


Housing units in Wood township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 21
  • 1995 to 1998: 55
  • 1990 to 1994: 33
  • 1980 to 1989: 135
  • 1970 to 1979: 121
  • 1960 to 1969: 31
  • 1950 to 1959: 20
  • 1940 to 1949: 54
  • 1939 or earlier: 91

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wood township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 36
  • 5 rooms: 139
  • 6 rooms: 155
  • 7 rooms: 45
  • 8 rooms: 16
  • 9 or more rooms: 16

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wood township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 15
  • 5 rooms: 21
  • 6 rooms: 22
  • 7 rooms: 11
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wood township:

  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 116
  • 3 bedrooms: 209
  • 4 bedrooms: 77
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wood township:

  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 26
  • 3 bedrooms: 49
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wood township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 22
  • 1 vehicle: 58
  • 2 vehicles: 191
  • 3 vehicles: 115
  • 4 vehicles: 27
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Wood township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 48
  • 2 vehicles: 31
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wood township:

  • United States or American (35.5%)
  • English (18.1%)
  • Irish (10.9%)
  • German (7.0%)
  • European (6.6%)
  • Polish (4.9%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Wood (32%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Utility gas (4%)

98.5% of residents of Wood township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,351

Size of family households: 241 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 28 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 94 1-person, 14 2-persons,

333 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (10 men, 35 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): 4
Here:

5.0%
Missouri:

11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Missouri:

24.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wood township:

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