Walker township, Platte County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 53.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 267 (all rural)
| Males: 138 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 129 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 267 (211 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Walker township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.67
| Walker township: | 2.7 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Walker township: | $52,038 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $490 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,637 (it was $80,000 in 2000)
| : | $119,637 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 16.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Borg Dairy Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Walker township include: Salem Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Looking Glass Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Hope Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
44% of Walker township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% 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: 58
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 15
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 38
Housing units in Walker township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (63%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Construction (3%)
- Food (3%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (49%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (21%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Walker township:
- Norwegian (28.3%)
- Czech (17.4%)
- French Canadian (17.4%)
- German (17.4%)
- Irish (13.0%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 21 (50%)
- Carpooled: 15 (36%)
- Walked: 6 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
- Electricity (14%)
94.2% of residents of Walker township speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 90- In family households: 83 (24 male householders, 0 female householders)
26 spouses, 32 children (30 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 3 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
71 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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% |