Empire township, Andrew County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 42.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 370 (all rural)
| Males: 203 |  (54.9%) |
| Females: 167 |  (45.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 370 (307 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Empire township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.9%
- Black: 2.2%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.6
Median age of females: 40.9
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Average household size: 2.61
| Empire township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Empire township: | $53,821 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $534 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,158 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
| : | $124,158 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Elrod Mill State Access Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bedford Chapel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Crooked Creek (A), Agee Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Empire township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 271
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 37
- South: 14
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 132
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in Empire township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (15%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Warehousing and storage (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Private households (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (23%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Empire township:
- United States or American (28.7%)
- German (19.1%)
- English (14.0%)
- Dutch (11.5%)
- Irish (10.8%)
- French (except Basque) (3.8%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 133 (85%)
- Carpooled: 9 (6%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
98.1% of residents of Empire township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 342- In family households: 309 (99 male householders, 7 female householders)
98 spouses, 98 children (89 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (23 male householders (20 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 3 2-persons,
76 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 26.9% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 22.7% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |