Comstock township, Custer County, Nebraska (NE)

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Comstock township, NE map Land area: 31.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 191 (all rural)

Males: 93	(48.7%)
Females: 98	(51.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 191 (151 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Races in Comstock township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
Two or more races: 1.6%

Median age of males: 50.2
Median age of females: 51.5

Average houshold size: 1.99
Average family size: 2.64

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Population density: 6 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	11.2%
Whole state:	9.7%

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

This township:	7.8%
Whole state:	4.0%

Cities in this township include: Comstock.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Longwood Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)

Comstock township:	1.0%
State:	4.4%

70% of Comstock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Nebraska.

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

This state: 144
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 13
South: 13
West: 7

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Comstock township, Nebraska satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 122
3 or 4: 3

Housing units in Comstock township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 5
1970 to 1979: 6
1960 to 1969: 3
1950 to 1959: 2
1940 to 1949: 7
1939 or earlier: 98

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 15
5 rooms: 23
6 rooms: 13
7 rooms: 11
8 rooms: 14
9 or more rooms: 7

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 29
3 bedrooms: 34
4 bedrooms: 14
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Comstock township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 6
3 bedrooms: 2
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 30
2 vehicles: 31
3 vehicles: 14
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 7
2 vehicles: 2
3 vehicles: 2
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
Construction (9%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (35%)
Educational services (17%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (13%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (42%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (22%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Comstock township:

German (25.0%)
English (17.9%)
Irish (10.7%)
Scottish (8.9%)
United States or American (8.9%)
Polish (8.0%)
Norwegian (6.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 49 (74%)
Carpooled: 7 (11%)
Walked: 2 (3%)
Worked at home: 8 (12%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (51%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Electricity (13%)
Wood (6%)

97.2% of residents of Comstock township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 179

In family households: 143 (57 male householders, 5 female householders)
47 spouses, 34 children (24 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 36 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person.

24 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (9 men, 6 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%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	100.0%
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 Comstock township:

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