Jay township, Martin County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 269 (all rural)
Males: 133 | (49.4%) |
Females: 136 | (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 269 (223 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 25% |
Races in Jay township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.8%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.77
Jay township: | 2.8 people |
Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
Jay township: | $51,865 |
Minnesota: | $60,702 |
Here: | $455 |
State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,341 (it was $64,200 in 2000)
: | $98,341 |
Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 8.2% |
Whole state: | 7.9% |
This township: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Fourmile Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of Jay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 207
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 40
- South: 17
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 106
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Housing units in Jay township with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (11%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jay township:
- German (41.2%)
- Dutch (11.4%)
- Norwegian (10.0%)
- Swedish (9.0%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- Danish (6.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (68%)
- Carpooled: 23 (18%)
- Worked at home: 19 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 272- In family households: 252 (76 male householders, 3 female householders)
78 spouses, 89 children (85 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (15 male householders (11 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 4 2-persons,
73 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (1 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 16.7% |
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% |