Young America township, Carver County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Land area: 32.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.
Population: 838 (all rural)
| Males: 451 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 387 |  (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 824 (783 owner occupied, 41 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 25% |
Races in Young America township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.9
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Average household size: 3.09
| Young America township: | 3.1 people |
| Minnesota: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.33
| Young America township: | $82,333 |
| Minnesota: | $60,702 |
| Here: | $908 |
| State: | $753 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $258,600 (it was $168,700 in 2000)
| : | $258,600 |
| Minnesota: | $180,100 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $325,749
Here: $325,749 State: $229,257
Townhouses or other attached units: $170,053
Here: $170,053 State: $168,477
In 2-unit structures: $150,928
Here: $150,928 State: $168,680
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,690
Here: $116,690 State: $142,494
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $139,094
Here: $139,094 State: $160,166
Mobile homes: $21,990
Here: $21,990 State: $45,753
| Population density: 26 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 7.9% |
| This township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.2% |
Cities in this township include: Norwood Young America, Hamburg.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Tacoma West Industrial Park (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Young America township include: Friedens Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Emanuel Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Johns Cemetery (1), Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery (2), Reformed Church Cemetery (3), Saint Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church Cemetery (4), Ferguson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Barnes Lake (A), Young America Lake (B), Tiger Lake (C), Braunworth Lake (D), Brand Lake (E), Frederick Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Young America township: Hawks Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Young America township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 746
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 59
- South: 10
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
14 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 251
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,300
Housing units in Young America township with a mortgage: 84 (3 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Computer and electronic products (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Accountants and auditors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Young America township:
- German (73.4%)
- Norwegian (6.1%)
- Swedish (4.5%)
- English (1.9%)
- Irish (1.7%)
- United States or American (1.7%)
- Polish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 363 (74%)
- Carpooled: 54 (11%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 64 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
14 people in other group homes
94.4% of residents of Young America township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 806- In family households: 765 (202 male householders, 25 female householders)
211 spouses, 300 children (286 natural, 7 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (23 male householders (15 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 14 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
207 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (6 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
| Here: | 25.9% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 24.6% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 37.9% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |