Valley township, Barber County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 183 (all rural)
| Males: 86 |  (47.0%) |
| Females: 97 |  (53.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 183 (135 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.0%
- Black: 1.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 2.7%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.58
| Valley township: | 2.6 people |
| Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Valley township: | $45,598 |
| Kansas: | $50,972 |
| Here: | $369 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $62,527 (it was $33,500 in 2000)
| : | $62,527 |
| Kansas: | $129,700 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 9.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.9% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
Cities in this township include: Isabel.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Isabel Wastewater Treatment Facility (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Isabel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Chicken Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 121
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 2
- South: 34
- West: 1
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 74
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Valley township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (24%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (18%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (14%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (49%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Therapists (24%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Valley township:
- German (51.6%)
- English (16.1%)
- Irish (14.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 60 (73%)
- Carpooled: 1 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
91.0% of residents of Valley township speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 165- In family households: 148 (39 male householders, 12 female householders)
53 spouses, 41 children (30 natural, 1 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
45 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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% |