Ottercreek township, Dixon County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 26.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 258 (all rural)
| Males: 134 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 124 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 258 (211 owner occupied, 47 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Ottercreek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Black: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.8%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 35.5
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Average household size: 2.69
| Ottercreek township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Ottercreek township: | $47,113 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,102 (it was $62,900 in 2000)
| : | $79,102 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Waterbury.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Marcus Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Ottercreek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 74
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 147
- South: 3
- West: 19
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 10.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
- 10 to 19: 13
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,700
Housing units in Ottercreek township with a mortgage: 16 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Construction (31%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Food (21%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Chemicals (3%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Food (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ottercreek township:
- German (37.3%)
- Irish (25.4%)
- Italian (6.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.6%)
- English (3.4%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 88 (73%)
- Carpooled: 17 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 12 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (3%)
97.0% of residents of Ottercreek township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 247- In family households: 218 (60 male householders, 8 female householders)
51 spouses, 87 children (75 natural, 1 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 10 female householders (6 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 4 2-persons,
59 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (6 men, 6 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: 1
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |