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Sumter township, McLeod County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)

Sumter township:

0.4%
Whole state:

5.3%

79% of Sumter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Minnesota.

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

  • This state: 461
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 52
  • South: 1
  • West: 13

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Sumter township, MN map Sumter township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $63,800


Housing units in Sumter township with a mortgage: 71 (19 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 18
  • 1980 to 1989: 18
  • 1970 to 1979: 41
  • 1960 to 1969: 14
  • 1950 to 1959: 10
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 70

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sumter township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 30
  • 6 rooms: 26
  • 7 rooms: 43
  • 8 rooms: 21
  • 9 or more rooms: 32

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 8
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 1

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 30
  • 3 bedrooms: 86
  • 4 bedrooms: 42
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sumter township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 12
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 16
  • 2 vehicles: 71
  • 3 vehicles: 40
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Sumter township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 9
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Computer and electronic products (14%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Sumter township:

  • German (73.0%)
  • Irish (4.6%)
  • Polish (3.3%)
  • Norwegian (3.1%)
  • Swedish (3.1%)
  • United States or American (2.9%)
  • Danish (2.7%)

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

  • Honduras (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Solar energy (1%)

97.8% of residents of Sumter township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 529

Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 10 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 8 2-persons,

146 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here:

11.1%
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: 2
Here:

9.1%
Minnesota:

24.6%

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 Sumter township:

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