Jerome township, Gove County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Land area: 143.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 132 (all rural)
Males: 65 | (49.2%) |
Females: 67 | (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 132 (86 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 35% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Jerome township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
- Two or more races: 3.0%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.75
Jerome township: | 2.8 people |
Kansas: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
Jerome township: | $44,551 |
Kansas: | $50,972 |
Here: | $366 |
State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,224 (it was $51,200 in 2000)
: | $72,224 |
Kansas: | $129,700 |
Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 11.7% |
Whole state: | 9.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creeks: Cheyenne Creek (A), Salt Creek (B), Plum Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of Jerome township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 107
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 3
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 43
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Jerome township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (70%)
- Construction (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Gasoline stations (9%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (23%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (13%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jerome township:
- German (35.1%)
- English (19.1%)
- United States or American (19.1%)
- Norwegian (8.5%)
- Israeli (3.2%)
- Swedish (3.2%)
- Lebanese (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 33 (49%)
- Carpooled: 12 (18%)
- Walked: 8 (12%)
- Worked at home: 15 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Electricity (15%)
99.1% of residents of Jerome township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 120- In family households: 105 (36 male householders, 0 female householders)
30 spouses, 37 children (36 natural, 1 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
35 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men, 0 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |