Edgar township, Clay County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
Edgar township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 4.4% |
61% of Edgar township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 472
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 61
- South: 16
- West: 40
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
31 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 268
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 23
- 5 to 9: 3
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Edgar township with a mortgage: 62 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 105
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (13%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Top executives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Edgar township:
- German (44.0%)
- United States or American (9.6%)
- English (8.4%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Norwegian (4.8%)
- Swedish (4.8%)
- Danish (4.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (50%)
- Mexico (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 217 (81%)
- Carpooled: 21 (8%)
- Walked: 17 (6%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
31 people in nursing homes
97.3% of residents of Edgar township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 580- In family households: 463 (124 male householders, 29 female householders)
125 spouses, 152 children (137 natural, 4 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 117 (52 male householders (46 living alone)), 58 female householders (55 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 31 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 101 1-person, 9 2-persons,
117 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (4 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 2.9% |
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% |