Wheatland township, Ellis County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 4 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Wheatland township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
70% of Wheatland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 570
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 78
- South: 64
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 224
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 68
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,000
Housing units in Wheatland township with a mortgage: 57 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (9%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wheatland township:
- German (42.8%)
- United States or American (12.1%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- English (7.7%)
- European (2.8%)
- Polish (2.8%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (78%)
- Indonesia (11%)
- Vietnam (11%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 300 (79%)
- Carpooled: 32 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 36 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (4%)
95.4% of residents of Wheatland township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 764- In family households: 689 (184 male householders, 34 female householders)
202 spouses, 232 children (216 natural, 4 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 15 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 75 (43 male householders (34 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 4-persons, 1 5-persons,
83 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (3 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 20.2% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |