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University township, MO map Land area: 6.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 31,446 (all urban)
Males: 14,217  (45.2%)
Females: 17,229  (54.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 31,163 (21,127 owner occupied, 10,036 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

32%
State:

30%


Races in University township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 30.6%
  • Black: 64.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
  • Two or more races: 1.5%
  • Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 37.9

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Average household size: 2.44

University township:

2.4 people
Missouri:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.09

Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,943 ($37,996 in 1999)
This township:

$46,943
Missouri:

$46,867

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $677 (lower quartile is $531, upper quartile is $774)
Here:

$677
State:

$506

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $114,801 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
University township:

$114,801
Missouri:

$141,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,299 - $215,800

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $156,178
Here:

$156,178
State:

$181,575

Townhouses or other attached units: $233,481
Here:

$233,481
State:

$176,584

In 2-unit structures: $433,369
Here:

$433,369
State:

$253,626

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $194,291
Here:

$194,291
State:

$134,751

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $231,042
Here:

$231,042
State:

$191,040

Mobile homes: $42,979
Here:

$42,979
State:

$37,932
Population density: 4994 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

16.5%
Whole state:

11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

7.4%
Whole state:

5.1%

Cities in this township include: University City, Pagedale, Wellston.

Number of foreign born residents: 1,433 (39% naturalized citizens)

University township:  4.6%
State:  2.7%

63% of University township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 19490
  • Northeast: 1050
  • Midwest: 2739
  • South: 5849
  • West: 658

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,200

University township, Missouri satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in University township, Missouri:

  • 226 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 21 people in other group homes
  • 4 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,856
  • One, attached: 339
  • Two: 1,304
  • 3 or 4: 1,741
  • 5 to 9: 194
  • 10 to 19: 175
  • 20 to 49: 100
  • 50 or more: 125
  • Mobile homes: 69

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,000


Housing units in University township with a mortgage: 5,560 (618 second mortgage, 691 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,089

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 22
  • 1995 to 1998: 166
  • 1990 to 1994: 128
  • 1980 to 1989: 369
  • 1970 to 1979: 763
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,913
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,212
  • 1940 to 1949: 2,909
  • 1939 or earlier: 3,421

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in University township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 5
  • 2 rooms: 80
  • 3 rooms: 126
  • 4 rooms: 826
  • 5 rooms: 2,349
  • 6 rooms: 2,431
  • 7 rooms: 1,585
  • 8 rooms: 667
  • 9 or more rooms: 428

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in University township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 20
  • 2 rooms: 150
  • 3 rooms: 575
  • 4 rooms: 1,249
  • 5 rooms: 1,325
  • 6 rooms: 693
  • 7 rooms: 242
  • 8 rooms: 54
  • 9 or more rooms: 29

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in University township:

  • no bedroom: 24
  • 1 bedroom: 251
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,031
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,996
  • 4 bedrooms: 969
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 226

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in University township:

  • no bedroom: 34
  • 1 bedroom: 835
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,240
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,049
  • 4 bedrooms: 109
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in University township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 696
  • 1 vehicle: 3,460
  • 2 vehicles: 3,365
  • 3 vehicles: 632
  • 4 vehicles: 255
  • 5 or more vehicles: 89

Cars and other vehicles available in University township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 749
  • 1 vehicle: 2,326
  • 2 vehicles: 1,117
  • 3 vehicles: 112
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in University township:

  • German (6.9%)
  • Irish (4.1%)
  • United States or American (2.8%)
  • English (2.7%)
  • Russian (2.5%)
  • Polish (1.6%)
  • African (1.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Vietnam (8%)
  • Russia (7%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • India (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Korea (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,136 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 1,843 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 682 (5%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 184 (1%)
  • Railroad: 6 (0%)
  • Taxi: 37 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 68 (0%)
  • Walked: 240 (2%)
  • Other means: 78 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 294 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in University township, Missouri:

  • 226 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 21 people in other group homes
  • 4 people in religious group quarters
  • 4 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

92.9% of residents of University township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 31,177
  • In family households: 25,389 (4,288 male householders, 3,796 female householders)
    4,516 spouses, 9,690 children (9,102 natural, 195 adopted, 393 stepchildren), 1,373 grandchildren, 449 brothers or sisters, 196 parents, 570 other relatives, 511 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 5,788 (1,995 male householders (1,533 living alone)), 2,717 female householders (2,289 living alone)), 1,076 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 259 (157 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,326 2-persons, 2,198 3-persons, 1,437 4-persons, 672 5-persons, 269 6-persons, 182 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 3,822 1-person, 743 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 11 5-persons,

3,308 married couples with children.
2,996 single-parent households (259 men, 2,737 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 663
Here:

18.1%
Missouri:

13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 312
Here:

18.6%
Missouri:

11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 462
Here:

31.5%
Missouri:

24.9%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in University township:

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