Westside township, Phelps County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 28.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 155 (all rural)
| Males: 80 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 75 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 155 (101 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 35% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Westside township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.58
| Westside township: | 2.6 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Westside township: | $49,776 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $438 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,398 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
| : | $104,398 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Westside township: Adullam Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Johnson Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Plum Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Westside township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Nebraska.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 153
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 2
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
Housing units in Westside township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (67%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (16%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (25%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Westside township:
- German (58.2%)
- Swedish (31.2%)
- Polish (5.0%)
- English (2.1%)
- Danish (1.4%)
- Scandinavian (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 71 (83%)
- Carpooled: 7 (8%)
- Worked at home: 8 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Other fuel (5%)
- Utility gas (3%)
96.5% of residents of Westside township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 163- In family households: 154 (43 male householders, 6 female householders)
51 spouses, 52 children (50 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 9 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person,
38 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (5 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 11.1% |
| 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: | 50.0% |
| Nebraska: | 20.0% |