Center township, Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 51.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 623 (4% urban, 96% rural)
| Males: 323 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 300 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 615 (489 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.57
| Center township: | 2.6 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Center township: | $51,748 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $541 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $144,933 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $144,933 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Lewis Feedlot (A), Buda (B), Buffalo Ridge Golf Course (C), Kearney Volunteer Fire Department Training Site (D), Kearney Raceway Park Emergency Medical Services (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Center township: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Dry Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Center township include: Bassway Strip State Wildlife Management Area (1), Kearney Auto Raceway Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
60% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 515
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 41
- South: 9
- West: 86
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 209
- One, attached: 1
- 5 to 9: 6
- Mobile homes: 47
Median worth of mobile homes: $68,000
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 65 (10 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 49
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (42.1%)
- Swedish (9.4%)
- Czech (6.5%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- English (4.9%)
- Norwegian (4.3%)
- Polish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 309 (90%)
- Carpooled: 15 (4%)
- Walked: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
94.7% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 653- In family households: 563 (174 male householders, 11 female householders)
178 spouses, 175 children (175 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 90 (40 male householders (18 living alone)), 23 female householders (20 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 21 2-persons, 4 4-persons,
139 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 23.2% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 58.3% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |