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Union Prairie township, Allamakee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Union Prairie township:

1.8%
Whole state:

3.1%

76% of Union Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 583
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 83
  • South: 7
  • West: 13

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Union Prairie township, IA map Union Prairie township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Union Prairie township with a mortgage: 84 (7 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 24
  • 1990 to 1994: 20
  • 1980 to 1989: 24
  • 1970 to 1979: 24
  • 1960 to 1969: 35
  • 1950 to 1959: 55
  • 1940 to 1949: 18
  • 1939 or earlier: 80

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union Prairie township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 14
  • 6 rooms: 37
  • 7 rooms: 30
  • 8 rooms: 43
  • 9 or more rooms: 44

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Prairie township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 24
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 15
  • 8 rooms: 18
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union Prairie township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 112
  • 4 bedrooms: 39
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union Prairie township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 22
  • 3 bedrooms: 16
  • 4 bedrooms: 28
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 32
  • 2 vehicles: 72
  • 3 vehicles: 70
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Union Prairie township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 10
  • 1 vehicle: 10
  • 2 vehicles: 47
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (55%)
  • Utilities (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (30%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (44%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (3%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union Prairie township:

  • German (44.4%)
  • Irish (25.4%)
  • Norwegian (20.3%)
  • Czech (2.5%)
  • Arab/Arabic (2.3%)
  • United States or American (1.9%)
  • English (1.2%)

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

  • Honduras (54%)
  • Israel (46%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Electricity (7%)

96.9% of residents of Union Prairie township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 699

Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 11 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 19 2-persons,

173 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (6 men, 18 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Here:

28.1%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

53.3%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Physically-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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union Prairie township:

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