Union township, Van Wert County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (50% naturalized citizens)
Union township: | 1.6% |
Whole state: | 3.0% |
70% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 643
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 154
- South: 26
- West: 0
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 335
- One, attached: 10
- 5 to 9: 10
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 151 (9 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Plastics and rubber products (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (25%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (53.7%)
- United States or American (13.7%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- English (7.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
- Welsh (1.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Panama (50%)
- Philippines (25%)
- Canada (25%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 346 (81%)
- Carpooled: 30 (7%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 49 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
97.5% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 859- In family households: 774 (238 male householders, 26 female householders)
247 spouses, 243 children (219 natural, 20 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (35 male householders (34 living alone)), 48 female householders (48 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 1 2-persons,
237 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (14 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Ohio: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here: | 87.5% |
Ohio: | 23.4% |