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Rocksbury township, Pennington County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (33% naturalized citizens)

Rocksbury township:

0.3%
Whole state:

5.3%

73% of Rocksbury township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Minnesota.

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

  • This state: 285
  • Northeast: 4
  • Midwest: 19
  • South: 15
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Rocksbury township, MN map Rocksbury township, Minnesota satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $70,000


Housing units in Rocksbury township with a mortgage: 18 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 17
  • 1995 to 1998: 24
  • 1990 to 1994: 37
  • 1980 to 1989: 56
  • 1970 to 1979: 50
  • 1960 to 1969: 60
  • 1950 to 1959: 26
  • 1940 to 1949: 26
  • 1939 or earlier: 19

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rocksbury township, Minnesota:

  • 1 room: 5
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 8
  • 4 rooms: 24
  • 5 rooms: 37
  • 6 rooms: 19
  • 7 rooms: 21
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rocksbury township, Minnesota:

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

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

  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 43
  • 3 bedrooms: 56
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rocksbury township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 8
  • 3 bedrooms: 2
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 26
  • 2 vehicles: 74
  • 3 vehicles: 17
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Rocksbury township in renter-occupied apartments

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

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (19%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer stores (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rocksbury township:

  • German (20.9%)
  • English (15.5%)
  • French (except Basque) (10.9%)
  • Dutch (9.7%)
  • United States or American (8.9%)
  • Polish (8.5%)
  • Irish (7.8%)

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

  • Austria (67%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

15 people in homes for the mentally retarded

97.2% of residents of Rocksbury township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 328

Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons,

247 married couples with children.
45 single-parent households (16 men, 29 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:

7.7%
Minnesota:

11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:

23.1%
Minnesota:

6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:

25.0%
Minnesota:

24.6%

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 Rocksbury township:

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