Sherman township, Riley County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Sherman township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
58% of Sherman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 278
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 87
- South: 41
- West: 51
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 267
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in Sherman township with a mortgage: 65 (4 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
- Educational services (26%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (12%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Health care (7%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Health care (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Construction (2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Life and physical scientists (8%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Bus drivers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Life and physical scientists (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman township:
- German (42.3%)
- English (13.5%)
- United States or American (12.7%)
- Swedish (8.8%)
- Irish (6.8%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 190 (69%)
- Carpooled: 42 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (3%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 34 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Wood (4%)
95.5% of residents of Sherman township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 487- In family households: 427 (114 male householders, 27 female householders)
132 spouses, 138 children (138 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (42 male householders (39 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 3 2-persons,
111 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (2 men, 10 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |