Paynesville township, Stearns County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (86% naturalized citizens)
Paynesville township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
73% of Paynesville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1203
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 118
- South: 12
- West: 28
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households


Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 726
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Paynesville township with a mortgage: 184 (33 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Health care (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Paynesville township:
- German (60.9%)
- Norwegian (12.0%)
- Irish (5.5%)
- United States or American (5.1%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- English (1.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (36%)
- Germany (21%)
- Korea (21%)
- Guatemala (14%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 554 (77%)
- Carpooled: 67 (9%)
- Bicycle: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 19 (3%)
- Other means: 17 (2%)
- Worked at home: 66 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood (4%)
97.3% of residents of Paynesville township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,384- In family households: 1,273 (369 male householders, 44 female householders)
381 spouses, 447 children (414 natural, 15 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 13 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 111 (47 male householders (38 living alone)), 42 female householders (33 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 185 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 15 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
315 married couples with children.
42 single-parent households (10 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |