Combs township, Carroll County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 260 (all rural)
| Males: 138 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 122 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 260 (205 owner occupied, 55 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Combs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.71
| Combs township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Combs township: | $45,566 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $341 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,573 (it was $55,600 in 2000)
| : | $81,573 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Combs township: Wakenda Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shootman Creek (A), Darr Branch (B), Parker Branch (C), Snow Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Combs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 128
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 68
- South: 0
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 74
Housing units in Combs township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Truck transportation (16%)
- Construction (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Finance and insurance (20%)
- Printing and related support activities (14%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Health care (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (16%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (2%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (2%)
- Bus drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Legal support workers (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Combs township:
- Dutch (33.1%)
- German (32.0%)
- Norwegian (13.7%)
- United States or American (4.0%)
- English (3.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
- Scottish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 58 (66%)
- Carpooled: 9 (10%)
- Walked: 3 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 16 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (17%)
99.0% of residents of Combs township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 211- In family households: 203 (62 male householders, 3 female householders)
56 spouses, 75 children (67 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
66 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (10 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 17.5% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |