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Union township, Putnam County, MO

2,571 Population
45.3 square miles 56.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33 ±4.4 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Putnam County: 45.9 ±3.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,039 ±$7,939 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Putnam County: $35,778 † ±$4,798
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$70,357 ±$15,765 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Putnam County: $63,510 † ±$7,766
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.7% ±5.5% (369  ±144) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Putnam County: 15.5% † 710 (±5.1% / ±232)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.9 minutes ±2.8 (15,210  ±4,008) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Putnam County: 19.4 † 35,030 (±2.7 / ±5,873)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

912 ±133 Number of households
  • Putnam County: 1,791 ±148
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.5 (2,498  ±277) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Putnam County: 2.6 4,569 (±0.2 / ±3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.8% ±14.6% (67  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Putnam County: 8.7% † 73 (±8.9% / ±75)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,297 ±151 Number of housing units
  • Putnam County: 2,834 ±14
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$124,100 ±$30,209 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Putnam County: $119,500 † ±$14,601
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.9% ±7.2% (373  ±184.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Putnam County: 9.7% † 441 (±5% / ±227.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.3% ±6.1% (1,505  ±211.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Putnam County: 95.2% 3,199 (±8% / ±281.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
27.1% ±7.1% (428  ±124.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Putnam County: 22.6% † 758 (±4.7% / ±159)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about three-quarters 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

4% ±2.3% (67  ±40) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Putnam County: 8.5% † 304 (±2.9% / ±105)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
67 Total veterans ±40 67 Male ±40 N/A Female ±12

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