West Blue township, Adams County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 32.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 408 (all rural)
| Males: 211 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 197 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 408 (368 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in West Blue township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
- Black: 0.7%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.5%
Median age of males: 35.7
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 3.07
| West Blue township: | 3.1 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.35
| West Blue township: | $51,735 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $491 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,598 (it was $75,600 in 2000)
| : | $101,598 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Industrial Park North (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Flat Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in West Blue township include: Prairie Ridge Park (1), Hastings Recreation Complex (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of West Blue township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 340
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 37
- South: 13
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 134
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in West Blue township with a mortgage: 57 (1 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (13%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Food and beverage stores (14%)
- Other direct selling establishments (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Blue township:
- German (55.6%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- United States or American (10.9%)
- Swedish (5.0%)
- English (3.6%)
- Italian (2.1%)
- Pennsylvania German (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (77%)
- Carpooled: 25 (13%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 14 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.2% of residents of West Blue township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 406- In family households: 388 (116 male householders, 6 female householders)
102 spouses, 160 children (140 natural, 7 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (6 male householders (3 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 3 2-persons,
126 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (8 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 23.1% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |