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Union township, Benton County, MO

1,365 Population
121.2 square miles 11.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

61.9 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Benton County: 54.5 ±0.3
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,171 ±$7,021 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Benton County: $32,477 † ±$5,132
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$52,113 ±$7,469 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Benton County: $52,567 ±$3,278
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.2% ±4.5% (166  ±67) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Benton County: 19.9% † 3,946 (±3.2% / ±631)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29 minutes ±11.4 (12,095  ±3,240) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Benton County: 31.5 197,455 (±2.4 / ±20,127)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

613 ±110 Number of households
  • Benton County: 8,573 ±303
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.5 (1,365  ±215) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Benton County: 2.3 19,840 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,306 ±154 Number of housing units
  • Benton County: 13,594 ±37
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$179,400 ±$36,770 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Benton County: $177,900 ±$14,266
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.8% ±5.5% (93  ±75.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Benton County: 9.9% † 1,978 (±1.9% / ±380.4)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.2% ±3.7% (928  ±165.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Benton County: 88.9% 13,696 (±4.3% / ±669.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
7.7% ±4.2% (86  ±48.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Benton County: 15% † 2,306 (±1.7% / ±268.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

12% ±5.8% (147  ±75) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Benton County: 12% † 2,006 (±1.5% / ±249)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
147 Total veterans ±75 147 Male ±75 N/A Female ±12

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