South Green township, Polk County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 27.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 429 (all rural)
| Males: 227 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 202 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 429 (380 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in South Green township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.58
| South Green township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| South Green township: | $40,734 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,754 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
| : | $106,754 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in South Green township: Lindley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Breshears Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Brush Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
51% of South Green township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 283
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 49
- South: 39
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 129
- Mobile homes: 47
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in South Green township with a mortgage: 19 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Food (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Green township:
- United States or American (40.1%)
- German (19.1%)
- English (12.5%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.1%)
- Dutch (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 142 (80%)
- Carpooled: 15 (8%)
- Other means: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 14 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Wood (30%)
- Electricity (16%)
98.4% of residents of South Green township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 402- In family households: 355 (111 male householders, 9 female householders)
114 spouses, 103 children (96 natural, 2 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 4 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (25 male householders (19 living alone)), 14 female householders (11 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 9 2-persons,
78 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (10 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 4.5% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |