La Monte township, Pettis County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 5 (30% naturalized citizens)
La Monte township: | 4.9% |
Whole state: | 2.7% |
46% of La Monte township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 955
- Northeast: 50
- Midwest: 182
- South: 151
- West: 69
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
24 people in other group homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 442
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 26
- 3 or 4: 62
- 5 to 9: 12
- Mobile homes: 78
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,200
Housing units in La Monte township with a mortgage: 148 (10 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 93
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in La Monte township:
- United States or American (29.3%)
- German (21.1%)
- English (8.3%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
- Italian (2.6%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (42%)
- El Salvador (30%)
- Philippines (16%)
- Netherlands (4%)
- France (3%)
- Panama (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 525 (81%)
- Carpooled: 71 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 41 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood (3%)
24 people in other group homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
93.3% of residents of La Monte township speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,458- In family households: 1,266 (321 male householders, 64 female householders)
349 spouses, 428 children (380 natural, 18 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 20 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 192 (71 male householders (53 living alone)), 85 female householders (75 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 32 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 147 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 128 1-person, 24 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
297 married couples with children.
54 single-parent households (21 men, 33 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 2.1% |
Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 4.7% |
Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here: | 20.8% |
Missouri: | 24.9% |