Blakely township, Gage County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 5 (80% naturalized citizens)
| Blakely township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.4% |
67% of Blakely 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, 39% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1305
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 185
- South: 47
- West: 46
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 559
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 11
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 78
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,500
Housing units in Blakely township with a mortgage: 167 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 149
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Engineers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blakely township:
- German (18.8%)
- French (except Basque) (16.5%)
- Swedish (12.0%)
- French Canadian (11.7%)
- Polish (11.2%)
- United States or American (4.2%)
- Irish (3.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (20%)
- Canada (20%)
- Germany (15%)
- Korea (15%)
- Sweden (10%)
- Netherlands (10%)
- Other Eastern Europe (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 681 (84%)
- Carpooled: 87 (11%)
- Walked: 21 (3%)
- Worked at home: 19 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.1% of residents of Blakely township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,622- In family households: 1,477 (399 male householders, 64 female householders)
423 spouses, 544 children (507 natural, 9 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 145 (53 male householders (46 living alone)), 70 female householders (61 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 183 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 107 1-person, 15 2-persons, 1 4-persons,
108 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 2.4% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |