Omro township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 184 (all rural)
| Males: 91 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 93 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 184 (131 owner occupied, 53 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Omro township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
Median age of males: 30.7
Median age of females: 28.2
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Average household size: 3.07
| Omro township: | 3.1 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.73
| Omro township: | $53,270 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,548 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,548 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.8% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes and swamps: Miller Lake (A), Lanners Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Omro township include: Lanners State Wildlife Management Area (1), Miller-Richter State Wildlife Management Ar (2), Omro State Wildlife Management Area (3), Saint Leo State Wildlife Management Areas (4), Big Rock State Wildlife Management Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Omro township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 166
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 19
- South: 5
- West: 1
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
Housing units in Omro township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Health care (13%)
- Computer and electronic products (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (11%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Omro township:
- German (52.0%)
- Norwegian (22.9%)
- Belgian (7.4%)
- Dutch (6.9%)
- Irish (2.9%)
- Swedish (2.3%)
- British (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 64 (70%)
- Carpooled: 6 (7%)
- Worked at home: 22 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Electricity (10%)
97.2% of residents of Omro township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 193- In family households: 178 (52 male householders, 0 female householders)
42 spouses, 70 children (66 natural, 3 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (12 male householders (10 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 2 2-persons,
62 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |