Becker township, Roberts County, South Dakota (SD) detailed profile
Land area: 28.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 115 (all rural)
| Males: 64 |  (55.7%) |
| Females: 51 |  (44.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 115 (105 owner occupied, 10 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 32% |
Races in Becker township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
Median age of males: 43.5
Median age of females: 44.5
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Average household size: 2.50
| Becker township: | 2.5 people |
| South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
Estimated median household income in 2013: ($13,750 in 1999)
Median contract rent in 2013: $261 (lower quartile is $119, upper quartile is $295)| Becker township: | $46,669 |
| South Dakota: | $48,947 |
| Here: | $262 |
| State: | $529 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,761 (it was $46,200 in 2000)
| : | $86,761 |
| South Dakota: | $138,400 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 40.0% |
| Whole state: | 13.2% |
| This township: | 40.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
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100% of Becker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 27
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 3
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Becker township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Public administration (10%)
- Construction (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (3%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Cashiers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Becker township:
- German (100.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5 (56%)
- Worked at home: 4 (44%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Coal or coke (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 30- In family households: 30 (10 male householders, 0 female householders)
8 spouses, 9 children (9 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 4 4-persons,
27 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% |
| South Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| South Dakota: | 5.6% |