Home township, Brown County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 52.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 800 (9% urban, 91% rural)
| Males: 392 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 408 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 667 (580 owner occupied, 87 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Home township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- Asian: 0.3%
Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 46.5
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Average household size: 2.94
| Home township: | 2.9 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.35
| Home township: | $50,724 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $485 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,840 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
| : | $116,840 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Sleepy Eye.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Current Cemetery (1), Golden Gate Cemetery (2), Home Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Spring Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Home township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 687
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 83
- South: 0
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
77 people in other group homes
56 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 230
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,000
Housing units in Home township with a mortgage: 62 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (30%)
- Construction (10%)
- Food (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
- Utilities (3%)
- Health care (28%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Home township:
- German (71.6%)
- United States or American (11.8%)
- Norwegian (7.6%)
- Irish (2.3%)
- Italian (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.1%)
- English (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 254 (72%)
- Carpooled: 25 (7%)
- Walked: 17 (5%)
- Worked at home: 55 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
77 people in other group homes
56 people in nursing homes
94.5% of residents of Home township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 659- In family households: 623 (186 male householders, 4 female householders)
167 spouses, 241 children (224 natural, 8 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 4 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (24 male householders (20 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 130 (51 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 4 2-persons,
190 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (8 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62
| Here: | 62.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31
| Here: | 62.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |