Rockford township, Sedgwick County, Kansas (KS)

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Rockford township, KS map Land area: 39.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 20,019 (92% urban, 8% rural)

Males: 9,624	(48.1%)
Females: 10,395	(51.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 19,879 (16,176 owner occupied, 3,703 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	31%

Races in Rockford township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.3%
Black: 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Asian: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.9%
Two or more races: 1.3%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 36.7

Average houshold size: 2.78
Average family size: 3.17

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Population density: 514 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Cities in this township include: Derby, Mulvane.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Union Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 341 (70% naturalized citizens)

Rockford township:	1.7%
State:	5.0%

54% of Rockford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Kansas.

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

This state: 11753
Northeast: 832
Midwest: 2789
South: 2793
West: 1269

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,400

Rockford township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Rockford township, Kansas

109 people in nursing homes
21 people in homes for the mentally ill
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,080
One, attached: 426
Two: 157
3 or 4: 70
5 to 9: 216
10 to 19: 60
20 to 49: 183
50 or more: 41
Mobile homes: 132
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,000

Housing units in Rockford township with a mortgage: 3,905 (565 second mortgage, 344 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,279

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 225
1995 to 1998: 765
1990 to 1994: 565
1980 to 1989: 1,506
1970 to 1979: 1,518
1960 to 1969: 704
1950 to 1959: 1,656
1940 to 1949: 146
1939 or earlier: 287

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockford township, Kansas:

1 room: 14
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 137
4 rooms: 85
5 rooms: 896
6 rooms: 1,258
7 rooms: 949
8 rooms: 985
9 or more rooms: 1,357

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockford township, Kansas:

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 102
3 rooms: 210
4 rooms: 366
5 rooms: 377
6 rooms: 265
7 rooms: 77
8 rooms: 18
9 or more rooms: 40

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

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 71
2 bedrooms: 497
3 bedrooms: 3,127
4 bedrooms: 1,594
5 or more bedrooms: 378

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockford township:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 361
2 bedrooms: 406
3 bedrooms: 612
4 bedrooms: 65
5 or more bedrooms: 11

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

no vehicle: 94
1 vehicle: 972
2 vehicles: 2,867
3 vehicles: 1,211
4 vehicles: 389
5 or more vehicles: 148

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockford township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 106
1 vehicle: 685
2 vehicles: 476
3 vehicles: 161
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 18

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (31%)
Construction (9%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (15%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Engineers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rockford township:

German (24.7%)
English (14.0%)
United States or American (13.7%)
Irish (10.1%)
Dutch (2.8%)
Italian (2.7%)
Scotch-Irish (2.6%)

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

Philippines (21%)
Germany (12%)
Canada (11%)
Korea (9%)
Ireland (9%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Vietnam (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,665 (88%)
Carpooled: 845 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 22 (0%)
Walked: 58 (1%)
Worked at home: 285 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (74%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

People in group quarters in Rockford township, Kansas

109 people in nursing homes
21 people in homes for the mentally ill
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

96.8% of residents of Rockford township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,880

In family households: 18,247 (4,840 male householders, 846 female householders)
4,911 spouses, 7,025 children (6,433 natural, 204 adopted, 388 stepchildren), 296 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 91 other relatives, 155 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,633 (578 male householders (487 living alone)), 873 female householders (826 living alone)), 182 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 139 (109 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,314 2-persons, 1,236 3-persons, 1,227 4-persons, 607 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,313 1-person, 115 2-persons, 23 4-persons.

4,844 married couples with children.
978 single-parent households (284 men, 694 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 342

Here:	11.3%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 74

Here:	5.0%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 162

Here:	16.2%
Kansas:	13.8%

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 Rockford township:

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