Sargent township, Custer County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 58.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 814 (all rural)
| Males: 388 |  (47.7%) |
| Females: 426 |  (52.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 774 (631 owner occupied, 143 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Sargent township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 45.4
Median age of females: 48.3
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Average household size: 2.25
| Sargent township: | 2.3 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Sargent township: | $44,672 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $373 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,596 (it was $52,300 in 2000)
| : | $84,596 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Sargent.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Mount Hope Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Sand Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Sargent township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 649
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 87
- South: 16
- West: 34
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $14,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
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
40 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 356
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 2
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Sargent township with a mortgage: 81 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sargent township:
- German (25.6%)
- Irish (13.2%)
- Czech (11.6%)
- English (10.2%)
- United States or American (10.2%)
- Polish (5.4%)
- Swedish (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 264 (73%)
- Carpooled: 50 (14%)
- Walked: 25 (7%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
40 people in nursing homes
99.1% of residents of Sargent township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 767- In family households: 637 (187 male householders, 36 female householders)
191 spouses, 204 children (182 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 130 (47 male householders (43 living alone)), 79 female householders (79 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 40 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 4 2-persons,
147 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (8 men, 30 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 10.6% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 14.9% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |