McPherson township, McPherson County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| McPherson township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
68% of McPherson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 528
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 63
- South: 47
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
40 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 232
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in McPherson township with a mortgage: 62 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Construction (12%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Plastics and rubber products (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Health care (37%)
- Accommodation and food services (17%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in McPherson township:
- German (31.8%)
- Swedish (16.8%)
- Irish (14.4%)
- English (8.4%)
- United States or American (7.9%)
- Polish (3.9%)
- Swiss (3.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 319 (84%)
- Carpooled: 14 (4%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 31 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (15%)
- No fuel used (4%)
- Wood (3%)
40 people in nursing homes
97.7% of residents of McPherson township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 613- In family households: 556 (179 male householders, 0 female householders)
186 spouses, 164 children (156 natural, 8 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 35 female householders (35 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 50 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 88 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person,
135 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 7.0% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |