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Mound Prairie township, Houston County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)

Mound Prairie township:

0.3%
Whole state:

5.3%

75% of Mound Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Minnesota.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 199
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 443
  • South: 11
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Mound Prairie township, MN map

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700


Housing units in Mound Prairie township with a mortgage: 61 (4 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 4
  • 1995 to 1998: 19
  • 1990 to 1994: 24
  • 1980 to 1989: 29
  • 1970 to 1979: 47
  • 1960 to 1969: 10
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 9
  • 1939 or earlier: 94

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mound Prairie township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 11
  • 5 rooms: 38
  • 6 rooms: 48
  • 7 rooms: 42
  • 8 rooms: 34
  • 9 or more rooms: 42

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mound Prairie township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mound Prairie township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 25
  • 3 bedrooms: 114
  • 4 bedrooms: 58
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mound Prairie township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 13
  • 4 bedrooms: 1
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Mound Prairie township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 39
  • 2 vehicles: 98
  • 3 vehicles: 61
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Mound Prairie township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 11
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (28%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (21%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mound Prairie township:

  • German (50.0%)
  • Norwegian (20.8%)
  • Irish (8.2%)
  • United States or American (7.4%)
  • Polish (2.6%)
  • English (2.2%)
  • Swedish (1.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
  • Wood (15%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

97.9% of residents of Mound Prairie township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 661

Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 8 2-persons, 1 4-persons,

168 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (13 men, 20 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here:

16.1%
Minnesota:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

6.1%
Minnesota:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here:

13.9%
Minnesota:

24.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mound Prairie township:

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