Center township, Buffalo County, Nebraska (NE)

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Center township, NE map Land area: 51.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 623 (4% urban, 96% rural)

Males: 323	(51.8%)
Females: 300	(48.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 615 (489 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Races in Center township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 39.0

Average houshold size: 2.57
Average family size: 3.02

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Population density: 12 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.5%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Park in Center township: Kearney Auto Raceway Park.

60% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Nebraska.

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

This state: 515
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 41
South: 9
West: 86

Center township, Nebraska satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 209
One, attached: 1
5 to 9: 6
Mobile homes: 47

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,000

Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 65 (10 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 49

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 14
1980 to 1989: 39
1970 to 1979: 49
1960 to 1969: 32
1950 to 1959: 12
1940 to 1949: 22
1939 or earlier: 50

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Center township, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 52
6 rooms: 39
7 rooms: 28
8 rooms: 21
9 or more rooms: 47

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township, Nebraska:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 2
4 rooms: 10
5 rooms: 14
6 rooms: 5
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 4

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 23
3 bedrooms: 117
4 bedrooms: 31
5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 13
3 bedrooms: 18
4 bedrooms: 11
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 13
2 vehicles: 101
3 vehicles: 45
4 vehicles: 26
5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Center township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 20
3 vehicles: 12
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 6

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (26%)
Educational services (14%)
Machinery (10%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:

German (42.1%)
Swedish (9.4%)
Czech (6.5%)
Irish (5.1%)
English (4.9%)
Norwegian (4.3%)
Polish (3.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 309 (90%)
Carpooled: 15 (4%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 17 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Electricity (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

94.7% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 653

In family households: 563 (174 male householders, 11 female householders)
178 spouses, 175 children (175 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 90 (40 male householders (18 living alone)), 23 female householders (20 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 103 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 21 2-persons, 4 4-persons.

139 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	23.2%
Nebraska:	14.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	58.3%
Nebraska:	10.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Nebraska:	20.0%

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 Center township:

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