Houston township, Houston County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Houston township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
66% of Houston township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 127
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 274
- South: 0
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 164
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Houston township with a mortgage: 35 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Houston township:
- German (38.1%)
- Norwegian (38.1%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- European (3.7%)
- Swedish (3.2%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
- English (1.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (67%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 182 (74%)
- Carpooled: 29 (12%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (6%)
- No fuel used (1%)
96.5% of residents of Houston township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 424- In family households: 366 (103 male householders, 18 female householders)
114 spouses, 118 children (105 natural, 2 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 58 (16 male householders (11 living alone)), 23 female householders (19 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 6-persons,
105 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |