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Wilson township, Ellsworth County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)

Wilson township:

0.4%
Whole state:

5.0%

71% of Wilson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Kansas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 742
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 73
  • South: 32
  • West: 32

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

48 people in nursing homes
Wilson township, KS map Wilson township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $24,000


Housing units in Wilson township with a mortgage: 97 (6 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 164

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 16
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1980 to 1989: 17
  • 1970 to 1979: 47
  • 1960 to 1969: 30
  • 1950 to 1959: 47
  • 1940 to 1949: 32
  • 1939 or earlier: 250

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wilson township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 18
  • 5 rooms: 50
  • 6 rooms: 76
  • 7 rooms: 54
  • 8 rooms: 51
  • 9 or more rooms: 45

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilson township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 12
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 14
  • 6 rooms: 9
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wilson township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 87
  • 3 bedrooms: 108
  • 4 bedrooms: 74
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wilson township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 18
  • 2 bedrooms: 24
  • 3 bedrooms: 14
  • 4 bedrooms: 11
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilson township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 85
  • 2 vehicles: 114
  • 3 vehicles: 46
  • 4 vehicles: 34
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Wilson township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 42
  • 2 vehicles: 12
  • 3 vehicles: 7
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Public administration (13%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wilson township:

  • German (41.4%)
  • Czech (24.0%)
  • English (8.8%)
  • United States or American (8.6%)
  • Irish (5.0%)
  • European (1.6%)
  • Czechoslovakian (1.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Ireland (50%)
  • Russia (50%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (83%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Wood (1%)

48 people in nursing homes

94.3% of residents of Wilson township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English well, 78% speak English not well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 840

Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 23 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 11 2-persons,

156 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (10 men, 25 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

4.3%
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: 7
Here:

25.0%
Kansas:

13.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wilson township:

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