Rock Creek township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Rock Creek township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
70% of Rock Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 472
- Northeast: 22
- Midwest: 54
- South: 44
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $31,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
38 people in nursing homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 256
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Rock Creek township with a mortgage: 67 (6 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rock Creek township:
- German (41.4%)
- United States or American (15.2%)
- English (13.2%)
- European (5.6%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- Swedish (3.2%)
- French (except Basque) (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (60%)
- Mexico (40%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 221 (78%)
- Carpooled: 33 (12%)
- Walked: 11 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (5%)
38 people in nursing homes
5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
98.2% of residents of Rock Creek township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 598- In family households: 506 (146 male householders, 25 female householders)
165 spouses, 151 children (142 natural, 3 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 92 (31 male householders (24 living alone)), 54 female householders (54 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 45 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 94 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 78 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
116 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (6 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 1
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |