Prospect township, Butler County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Prospect township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
49% of Prospect township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1361
- Northeast: 49
- Midwest: 198
- South: 286
- West: 134
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
928 people in state prisons
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 326
- 3 or 4: 6
- Mobile homes: 105
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Prospect township with a mortgage: 131 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Construction (18%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Petroleum and coal products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (14%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prospect township:
- United States or American (15.7%)
- German (15.0%)
- English (9.0%)
- Irish (8.2%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (60%)
- Colombia (24%)
- Korea (16%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 420 (82%)
- Carpooled: 70 (14%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (7%)
928 people in state prisons
94.6% of residents of Prospect township speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,119- In family households: 1,001 (307 male householders, 30 female householders)
307 spouses, 329 children (274 natural, 26 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 118 (43 male householders (37 living alone)), 45 female householders (33 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 947 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 60 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 30 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 14 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
242 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (16 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 1.3% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 12.6% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 16.7% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |