University township, St. Louis County, Missouri (MO)

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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 2007: $42,687 ($37,996 in 1999)

This township:	$42,687
Missouri:	$45,114

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $622 (lower quartile is $484, upper quartile is $747)

Here:	$622
State:	$481

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,610 (it was $70,400 in 2000)

University township:	$111,610
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,111 - $222,149

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $159,267
Here: $159,267
State: $182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $243,725
Here: $243,725
State: $185,799

In 2-unit structures: $264,674
Here: $264,674
State: $155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $163,113
Here: $163,113
State: $141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $235,279
Here: $235,279
State: $200,791

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 2007:

This township:	16.5%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

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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