High Forest township, Olmsted County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (75% naturalized citizens)
High Forest township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
78% of High Forest township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 861
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 167
- South: 21
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 353
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 1
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800
Housing units in High Forest township with a mortgage: 141 (20 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Construction (18%)
- Health care (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (48%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Computer and electronic products (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in High Forest township:
- German (41.1%)
- Norwegian (17.1%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- United States or American (6.2%)
- English (5.8%)
- Swedish (2.7%)
- Dutch (2.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Colombia (42%)
- Ukraine (25%)
- Korea (17%)
- Cuba (17%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 476 (81%)
- Carpooled: 55 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 16 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 36 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (4%)
94.3% of residents of High Forest township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,091- In family households: 1,039 (294 male householders, 38 female householders)
301 spouses, 380 children (339 natural, 22 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (36 male householders (32 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 144 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 4 2-persons,
288 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (17 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 4.9% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here: | 7.1% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here: | 20.8% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |