Willow Springs township, Howell County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (29% naturalized citizens)
| Willow Springs township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 2.7% |
58% of Willow Springs 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, 47% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2851
- Northeast: 136
- Midwest: 675
- South: 536
- West: 429
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $19,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
127 people in nursing homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,553
- One, attached: 29
- Two: 24
- 3 or 4: 156
- 5 to 9: 21
- 20 to 49: 30
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 306
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,400
Housing units in Willow Springs township with a mortgage: 397 (13 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 364
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Willow Springs township:
- United States or American (30.2%)
- German (16.4%)
- Irish (13.0%)
- English (12.7%)
- Italian (2.5%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Ukraine (41%)
- Germany (20%)
- Russia (9%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Mexico (5%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Netherlands (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,405 (77%)
- Carpooled: 243 (13%)
- Walked: 52 (3%)
- Other means: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 113 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Wood (23%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Electricity (17%)
127 people in nursing homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.5% of residents of Willow Springs township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,604- In family households: 4,002 (1,117 male householders, 239 female householders)
1,157 spouses, 1,237 children (1,124 natural, 27 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 7 other relatives, 127 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 602 (213 male householders (190 living alone)), 337 female householders (313 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 131 (129 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 661 2-persons, 292 3-persons, 259 4-persons, 101 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 503 1-person, 46 2-persons, 1 5-persons,
868 married couples with children.
234 single-parent households (55 men, 179 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29
| Here: | 20.6% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |