Oxford township, Sumner County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (29% naturalized citizens)
Oxford township: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 5.0% |
61% of Oxford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1046
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 86
- South: 151
- West: 74
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
45 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 480
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 21
- 10 to 19: 1
- 20 to 49: 4
- Mobile homes: 60
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Oxford township with a mortgage: 195 (11 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 145
- Transportation equipment (25%)
- Construction (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oxford township:
- German (23.1%)
- United States or American (22.4%)
- English (14.8%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- French (except Basque) (3.7%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Swedish (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (71%)
- Peru (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 502 (75%)
- Carpooled: 84 (13%)
- Walked: 30 (4%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 51 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
45 people in nursing homes
97.1% of residents of Oxford township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,344- In family households: 1,176 (329 male householders, 69 female householders)
352 spouses, 385 children (357 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 9 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 168 (62 male householders (56 living alone)), 97 female householders (97 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 190 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 153 1-person, 3 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
253 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (16 men, 58 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 2.4% |
Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 1.8% |
Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here: | 12.5% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |