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Dixon township, Sumner County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

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

Dixon township:

0.3%
Whole state:

5.0%

60% of Dixon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 540
  • Northeast: 8
  • Midwest: 50
  • South: 101
  • West: 22

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

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

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500


Housing units in Dixon township with a mortgage: 62 (9 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 5
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1980 to 1989: 45
  • 1970 to 1979: 39
  • 1960 to 1969: 28
  • 1950 to 1959: 57
  • 1940 to 1949: 39
  • 1939 or earlier: 120

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 32
  • 5 rooms: 70
  • 6 rooms: 53
  • 7 rooms: 22
  • 8 rooms: 30
  • 9 or more rooms: 22

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 13
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 16
  • 6 rooms: 17
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 8
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 82
  • 3 bedrooms: 104
  • 4 bedrooms: 29
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dixon township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 15
  • 2 bedrooms: 25
  • 3 bedrooms: 27
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 65
  • 2 vehicles: 91
  • 3 vehicles: 51
  • 4 vehicles: 17
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3

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

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 23
  • 2 vehicles: 18
  • 3 vehicles: 22
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 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 (%):

  • Transportation equipment (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Warehousing and storage (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (18%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Special education teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dixon township:

  • German (30.5%)
  • United States or American (20.4%)
  • English (15.3%)
  • Irish (4.7%)
  • Italian (3.3%)
  • Czech (2.5%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.5%)

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

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

98.8% of residents of Dixon township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 723

Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person, 3 2-persons,

152 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (7 men, 35 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
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: 4
Here:

28.6%
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 Dixon township:

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