Center township, Phelps County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 206 (all rural)
| Males: 105 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 101 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 206 (121 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 41% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 33.8
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Average household size: 2.71
| Center township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Center township: | $49,776 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $438 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,398 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
| : | $104,398 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 19.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Center township: Holcomb Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Center township: Johnson Federal Waterfowl Production Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 196
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 78
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (42%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Construction (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Social assistance (15%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Health care (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Top executives (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- Swedish (44.7%)
- German (13.3%)
- Polish (9.3%)
- English (6.2%)
- Irish (4.4%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
- Norwegian (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 83 (73%)
- Carpooled: 8 (7%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 21 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Other fuel (3%)
97.3% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 239- In family households: 222 (63 male householders, 4 female householders)
63 spouses, 89 children (79 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (8 male householders (6 living alone)), 4 female householders (3 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 3 2-persons,
53 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |