Bale township, Ransom County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 75 (all rural)
| Males: 41 |  (54.7%) |
| Females: 34 |  (45.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 75 (73 owner occupied, 2 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 3% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Bale township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
Median age of males: 43.5
Median age of females: 45.0
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Average household size: 2.50
| Bale township: | 2.5 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.75
| Bale township: | $51,658 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $476 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,583 (it was $59,200 in 2000)
| : | $102,583 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
| Population density: 2 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
83% of Bale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 92
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 18
- South: 10
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 60
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Bale township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Metal and metal products (34%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Construction (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Transportation equipment (24%)
- Metal and metal products (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (21%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Customer service representatives (14%)
- Woodworkers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bale township:
- Norwegian (44.0%)
- Swedish (16.4%)
- Polish (10.3%)
- German (9.5%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- English (3.4%)
- Scandinavian (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 44 (76%)
- Carpooled: 9 (16%)
- Walked: 3 (5%)
- Worked at home: 2 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Wood (14%)
90.5% of residents of Bale township speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 127- In family households: 104 (29 male householders, 5 female householders)
27 spouses, 39 children (39 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (14 male householders (10 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 4 2-persons,
14 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 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% |
| North Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 6.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 40.0% |
| North Dakota: | 10.5% |