Salem township, Olmsted County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Salem township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
74% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 831
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 114
- South: 28
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 357
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 108 (12 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Computer and electronic products (11%)
- Health care (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (37%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Computer and electronic products (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Engineers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- German (36.2%)
- Norwegian (31.3%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
- Danish (2.4%)
- English (2.4%)
- Polish (2.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (50%)
- Korea (30%)
- Germany (20%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 475 (81%)
- Carpooled: 50 (9%)
- Walked: 18 (3%)
- Worked at home: 44 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (4%)
96.2% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (18% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 73% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,040- In family households: 919 (279 male householders, 27 female householders)
277 spouses, 289 children (269 natural, 5 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 121 (56 male householders (38 living alone)), 35 female householders (30 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 157 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 18 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
227 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (11 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 1.5% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |