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

Land area: 53.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 187 (all rural)

Males: 83  (44.4%)
Females: 104  (55.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 187 (154 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

18%
State:

31%


Races in Falls township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%

Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 39.0

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Average household size: 2.49

Falls township:

2.5 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.95

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($36,719 in 1999)
Falls township:

$47,530
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $403 (lower quartile is $209, upper quartile is $369)
Here:

$404
State:

$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,366 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
:

$86,366
Kansas:

$129,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,324 - $147,943

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $113,343
Here:

$113,343
State:

$166,141

Townhouses or other attached units: $111,575
Here:

$111,575
State:

$137,909

In 2-unit structures: $88,038
Here:

$88,038
State:

$98,792

Mobile homes: $54,898
Here:

$54,898
State:

$39,479
Population density: 3 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

7.8%
Whole state:

9.9%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Sumner County Fire District 5 Caldwell (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Falls township: Cobin United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Corzine Cemetery (1), Alton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rodgers Branch (A), Spring Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

71% of Falls township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 141
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 8
  • South: 12
  • West: 6

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%

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

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500


Housing units in Falls township with a mortgage: 15 (1 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 3
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 19
  • 1960 to 1969: 2
  • 1950 to 1959: 16
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 51

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 5
  • 6 rooms: 22
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 9
  • 3 bedrooms: 30
  • 4 bedrooms: 17
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Falls township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 7
  • 3 bedrooms: 8
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 28
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

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

  • no vehicle: 3
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (12%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (17%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (11%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (21%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Falls township:

  • German (19.9%)
  • United States or American (16.9%)
  • Czech (16.2%)
  • Norwegian (10.3%)
  • English (6.6%)
  • European (6.6%)
  • Irish (6.6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

97.5% of residents of Falls township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 169

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 2 2-persons,

41 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 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%
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: 3
Here:

50.0%
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 Falls township:

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