Alba township, Jackson County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 200 (all rural)
| Males: 96 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 104 |  (52.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 200 (173 owner occupied, 27 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Alba township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 41.7
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Average household size: 2.60
| Alba township: | 2.6 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Alba township: | $52,429 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,644 (it was $63,400 in 2000)
| : | $93,644 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Elk Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Alba township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 147
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 77
- Mobile homes: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Alba township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Food (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Alba township:
- German (87.7%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
- Belgian (1.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
- Irish (1.4%)
- Swedish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (78%)
- Carpooled: 6 (7%)
- Walked: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 9 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
98.8% of residents of Alba township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 168- In family households: 143 (41 male householders, 3 female householders)
41 spouses, 48 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
51 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (3 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |