Van Buren township, Newton County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
Van Buren township: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 2.7% |
59% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 740
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 136
- South: 189
- West: 149
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $25,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 430
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 5
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 104
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 84 (6 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (12%)
- Food (7%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (23.1%)
- United States or American (19.8%)
- English (14.0%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- Polish (3.6%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (67%)
- Philippines (17%)
- Mexico (17%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 387 (67%)
- Carpooled: 111 (19%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Other means: 12 (2%)
- Worked at home: 65 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Utility gas (15%)
- Wood (15%)
97.1% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,252- In family households: 1,098 (327 male householders, 55 female householders)
320 spouses, 304 children (271 natural, 4 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 3 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 154 (81 male householders (73 living alone)), 54 female householders (47 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 176 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 120 1-person, 10 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
218 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (25 men, 43 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
Here: | 0.6% |
Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
Here: | 15.4% |
Missouri: | 24.9% |