Worthington township, Nobles County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 28.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 316 (8% urban, 92% rural)
| Males: 161 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 155 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 316 (289 owner occupied, 27 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Worthington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 45.8
Median age of females: 47.1
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Average household size: 2.49
| Worthington township: | 2.5 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Worthington township: | $49,909 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $505 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,325 (it was $64,500 in 2000)
| : | $103,325 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Prairie View Golf Links (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Garden of Memories (1). Display/hide its location on the map
83% of Worthington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 92% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 211
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 102
- South: 9
- West: 1
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 131
- Mobile homes: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Worthington township with a mortgage: 36 (3 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Chemicals (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (3%)
- Other financial specialists (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Worthington township:
- German (54.1%)
- Dutch (10.6%)
- United States or American (7.9%)
- Norwegian (6.5%)
- Swedish (5.8%)
- Irish (2.7%)
- French Canadian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 125 (74%)
- Carpooled: 9 (5%)
- Walked: 7 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 27 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Utility gas (5%)
98.4% of residents of Worthington township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 323- In family households: 301 (100 male householders, 8 female householders)
99 spouses, 90 children (86 natural, 4 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
70 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 8.5% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |