Jefferson township, Geary County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (88% naturalized citizens)
Jefferson township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 5.0% |
63% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 948
- Northeast: 27
- Midwest: 98
- South: 55
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,227
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 354
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 54
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,000
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 162 (2 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 160
- Construction (16%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (29.1%)
- English (9.6%)
- Polish (8.9%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- French (except Basque) (7.8%)
- Italian (4.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (35%)
- Netherlands (18%)
- Germany (12%)
- Other Western Europe (12%)
- Italy (12%)
- Europe, n.e.c. (12%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 312 (88%)
- Carpooled: 33 (9%)
- Worked at home: 11 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
95.0% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,163- In family households: 963 (304 male householders, 54 female householders)
329 spouses, 226 children (198 natural, 12 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 12 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 200 (100 male householders (88 living alone)), 80 female householders (75 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 229 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 163 1-person, 17 2-persons,
282 married couples with children.
133 single-parent households (29 men, 104 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 3.5% |
Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 10.5% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |