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Center township, Reno County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Center township:

1.2%
Whole state:

5.0%

79% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 467
  • Northeast: 56
  • Midwest: 37
  • South: 99
  • West: 8

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $154,200


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Center township, KS map Center township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $18,200


Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 39 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 11
  • 1990 to 1994: 7
  • 1980 to 1989: 33
  • 1970 to 1979: 44
  • 1960 to 1969: 13
  • 1950 to 1959: 14
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 116

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Center township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 18
  • 5 rooms: 46
  • 6 rooms: 22
  • 7 rooms: 59
  • 8 rooms: 14
  • 9 or more rooms: 19

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 10
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 12
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Center township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 48
  • 3 bedrooms: 63
  • 4 bedrooms: 55
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 18
  • 3 bedrooms: 15
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Center township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 44
  • 2 vehicles: 64
  • 3 vehicles: 43
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Center township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 10
  • 2 vehicles: 17
  • 3 vehicles: 5
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (23%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (25%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Waiters and waitresses (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:

  • German (34.8%)
  • United States or American (13.5%)
  • European (12.0%)
  • Swiss (6.7%)
  • English (5.2%)
  • Irish (2.6%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Other Western Europe (63%)
  • El Salvador (25%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Other fuel (3%)

71.1% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
24.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 686

Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person,

211 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (6 men, 4 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57
Here:

67.9%
Kansas:

11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Here:

34.4%
Kansas:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

13.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Center township:

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