Benson township, Swift County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Benson township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
69% of Benson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 279
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 41
- South: 4
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 116
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- 5 to 9: 3
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Benson township with a mortgage: 36 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Construction (10%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (15%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Benson township:
- Norwegian (47.1%)
- German (30.5%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- English (2.6%)
- Danish (2.3%)
- United States or American (2.3%)
- Irish (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (88%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 145 (84%)
- Carpooled: 15 (9%)
- Worked at home: 13 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (3%)
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.3% of residents of Benson township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 336- In family households: 308 (91 male householders, 4 female householders)
97 spouses, 107 children (106 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (9 male householders (6 living alone)), 10 female householders (6 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 4 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
106 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |