Union township, Sheridan County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 697 (64% naturalized citizens)
| Union township: | 696.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
67% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12417
- Northeast: 275
- Midwest: 512
- South: 467
- West: 172
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,400
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,187
- One, attached: 419
- Two: 113
- 3 or 4: 104
- 5 to 9: 168
- 10 to 19: 246
- 20 to 49: 215
- 50 or more: 164
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 3,051 (282 second mortgage, 782 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 962
- Construction (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (25.8%)
- Italian (18.5%)
- Irish (11.8%)
- Polish (8.4%)
- English (5.9%)
- Slovak (3.9%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Italy (13%)
- India (13%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- Hong Kong (8%)
- Brazil (8%)
- Ghana (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,309 (83%)
- Carpooled: 539 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 249 (3%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 135 (2%)
- Subway or elevated: 93 (1%)
- Walked: 80 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 166 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (1%)
94.8% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,237- In family households: 12,584 (3,279 male householders, 786 female householders)
3,441 spouses, 4,704 children (4,425 natural, 47 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 81 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 84 other relatives, 99 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,653 (693 male householders (558 living alone)), 699 female householders (628 living alone)), 261 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 103 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,546 2-persons, 1,010 3-persons, 1,005 4-persons, 385 5-persons, 119 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,186 1-person, 175 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 12 4-persons,
22 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 336
| Here: | 21.3% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 71
| Here: | 7.3% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 171
| Here: | 24.6% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |