Rusco township, Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 41.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 233 (all rural)
| Males: 119 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 114 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 233 (185 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Rusco township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.91
| Rusco township: | 2.9 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Rusco township: | $51,748 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $541 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $144,933 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
| : | $144,933 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 34.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 34.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Prairie Hills Golf and Ski Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Peaks Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Rohrich Reservoir (A), Gunst Reservoir (B), Brown Reservoir (C), Zwiener Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Rusco Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
81% of Rusco 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, 100% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 48
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 0
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 31
- Construction (19%)
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rusco township:
- German (54.1%)
- United States or American (31.1%)
- Irish (4.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 19 (70%)
- Carpooled: 2 (7%)
- Worked at home: 6 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Electricity (9%)
96.3% of residents of Rusco township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 61- In family households: 45 (13 male householders, 0 female householders)
12 spouses, 20 children (20 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 10 female householders (7 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person, 3 2-persons,
69 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 28.6% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |