Eastern township, Knox County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 303 (all rural)
Males: 158 | (52.1%) |
Females: 145 | (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 303 (226 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 33% |
Races in Eastern township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.71
Eastern township: | 2.7 people |
Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
Eastern township: | $42,040 |
Nebraska: | $51,440 |
Here: | $288 |
State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,717 (it was $45,900 in 2000)
: | $76,717 |
Nebraska: | $132,700 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 16.6% |
Whole state: | 9.7% |
This township: | 4.7% |
Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Crofton Cemetery (1), Saint Rose Cemetery (2), Swede Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Zart Reservoir (A), Steffan Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Eastern township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 125
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 162
- South: 6
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 98
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Eastern township with a mortgage: 20 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Construction (13%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (19%)
- Carpenters (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Religious workers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Child care workers (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Therapists (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Eastern township:
- German (79.3%)
- United States or American (2.9%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- Italian (2.5%)
- Norwegian (2.1%)
- English (1.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 95 (71%)
- Carpooled: 5 (4%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 31 (23%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Utility gas (10%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
96.9% of residents of Eastern township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 319- In family households: 298 (78 male householders, 9 female householders)
76 spouses, 132 children (129 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
79 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Here: | 38.3% |
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% |