Holmes City township, Douglas County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Holmes City township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
74% of Holmes City township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 609
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 89
- South: 4
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 376
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 29
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,500
Housing units in Holmes City township with a mortgage: 105 (10 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Art and design workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Holmes City township:
- German (35.4%)
- Norwegian (28.4%)
- Swedish (9.8%)
- United States or American (4.2%)
- Finnish (3.6%)
- Czech (3.5%)
- Irish (2.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Russia (25%)
- India (25%)
- Other Western Europe (17%)
- Mexico (17%)
- Brazil (17%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 265 (77%)
- Carpooled: 26 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 42 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Utility gas (1%)
95.5% of residents of Holmes City township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 757- In family households: 675 (205 male householders, 8 female householders)
203 spouses, 253 children (238 natural, 11 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 82 (50 male householders (39 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 11 2-persons,
192 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (8 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 15.4% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |