Buffalo township, Barton County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Buffalo township: | 3.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
70% of Buffalo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 389
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 56
- South: 27
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 122
- One, attached: 6
- 3 or 4: 14
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Buffalo township with a mortgage: 68 (7 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Social assistance (14%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Child care workers (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Customer service representatives (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo township:
- German (36.9%)
- United States or American (14.9%)
- Irish (12.2%)
- French (except Basque) (6.6%)
- Czech (2.1%)
- Italian (1.3%)
- Polish (1.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 251 (83%)
- Carpooled: 38 (13%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (8%)
93.0% of residents of Buffalo township speak English at home.
7.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (28% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 493- In family households: 455 (123 male householders, 26 female householders)
131 spouses, 175 children (165 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (25 male householders (16 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 9 2-persons,
121 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |