Marion township, Bourbon County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Marion township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
65% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 817
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 105
- South: 84
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
19 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 449
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 9
- Mobile homes: 69
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,000
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 103 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 137
- Construction (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- United States or American (28.2%)
- German (27.4%)
- English (11.2%)
- Irish (10.2%)
- Italian (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (50%)
- Micronesia (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 413 (80%)
- Carpooled: 59 (11%)
- Walked: 14 (3%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 32 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (11%)
19 people in nursing homes
97.9% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 53% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,054- In family households: 933 (264 male householders, 37 female householders)
281 spouses, 327 children (299 natural, 3 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 5 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 121 (57 male householders (55 living alone)), 61 female householders (61 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 19 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 139 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 2 2-persons,
225 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (11 men, 42 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 8.9% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |