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Niobrara township, Knox County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (33% naturalized citizens)

Niobrara township:

2.1%
Whole state:

4.4%

69% of Niobrara township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Nebraska.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 289
  • Northeast: 7
  • Midwest: 79
  • South: 3
  • West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Niobrara township, NE map Niobrara township, Nebraska satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300


Housing units in Niobrara township with a mortgage: 20 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 83

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 16
  • 1990 to 1994: 9
  • 1980 to 1989: 27
  • 1970 to 1979: 124
  • 1960 to 1969: 23
  • 1950 to 1959: 17
  • 1940 to 1949: 12
  • 1939 or earlier: 34

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Niobrara township, Nebraska:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 26
  • 5 rooms: 47
  • 6 rooms: 31
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Niobrara township, Nebraska:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 18
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 12
  • 6 rooms: 3
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Niobrara township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 48
  • 3 bedrooms: 74
  • 4 bedrooms: 16
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Niobrara township:

  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 20
  • 2 bedrooms: 20
  • 3 bedrooms: 12
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Niobrara township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 36
  • 2 vehicles: 73
  • 3 vehicles: 26
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Niobrara township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 19
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (31%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (17%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Niobrara township:

  • German (24.8%)
  • Czech (15.3%)
  • Norwegian (10.7%)
  • Irish (8.9%)
  • English (5.8%)
  • Danish (5.5%)
  • Swedish (5.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (33%)
  • Laos (33%)
  • Venezuela (33%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Utility gas (5%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

97.4% of residents of Niobrara township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English well, 60% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 408

Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 1 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 76 1-person, 2 2-persons, 1 4-persons,

67 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (5 men, 21 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%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Niobrara township:

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