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Highpoint township, Ness County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 120.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 93 (all rural)

Males: 49  (52.7%)
Females: 44  (47.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 93 (61 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

34%
State:

31%


Races in Highpoint township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%

Median age of males: 47.8
Median age of females: 47.5

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Average household size: 2.38

Highpoint township:

2.4 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.59

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($51,250 in 1999)
Highpoint township:

$48,458
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $363 (lower quartile is $170, upper quartile is $292)
Here:

$363
State:

$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $57,779 (it was $41,600 in 2000)
:

$57,779
Kansas:

$129,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $25,262 - $92,554

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $81,875
Here:

$81,875
State:

$166,141

Mobile homes: $15,532
Here:

$15,532
State:

$39,479
Population density: 1 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

8.8%
Whole state:

9.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

8.8%
Whole state:

4.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Riverside Cemetery (1), Crandall Cemetery (2), Saint John the Baptist Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

100% of Highpoint township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

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

  • This state: 34
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%

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

Housing units in structures:

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 3
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 15

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

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

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Highpoint township:

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

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

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

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

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Educational services (19%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Food (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (26%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Child care workers (15%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Highpoint township:

  • Irish (44.1%)
  • German (41.2%)
  • Swedish (8.8%)
  • Czech (5.9%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 34

Size of family households: 5 2-persons, 4 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,

14 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (0 men, 1 women).

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

7.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Highpoint township:

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