Welch township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 59.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,344 (all rural)
| Males: 669 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 675 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,344 (1,083 owner occupied, 261 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Welch township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.50
| Welch township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Welch township: | $42,760 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $512 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $139,200 (it was $91,800 in 2000)
| : | $139,200 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $175,499
Here: $175,499 State: $173,356
Townhouses or other attached units: $172,431
Here: $172,431 State: $164,597
In 2-unit structures: $123,913
Here: $123,913 State: $128,124
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $76,496
Here: $76,496 State: $162,570
Mobile homes: $28,070
Here: $28,070 State: $50,605
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Delta.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Welch township: Sharpsboro (A), Deray (B), Boyers (C), Norman (D), Tank (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Welch township include: Fairview Church (A), Trinity Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hitt Cemetery (1), Kenyon Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Welch township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1124
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 77
- South: 93
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 424
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 10
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 138
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800
Housing units in Welch township with a mortgage: 125 (2 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Paper (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Rail transportation (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Welch township:
- German (37.3%)
- United States or American (33.8%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- English (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 418 (79%)
- Carpooled: 77 (15%)
- Railroad: 8 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 14 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (28%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (5%)
97.9% of residents of Welch township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,336- In family households: 1,112 (330 male householders, 40 female householders)
321 spouses, 373 children (344 natural, 6 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 13 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 224 (71 male householders (47 living alone)), 110 female householders (102 living alone)), 43 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 169 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 149 1-person, 20 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 10 4-persons,
246 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (23 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 18.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |