Ericson township, Renville County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Ericson township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
75% of Ericson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 220
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 4
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 90
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Ericson township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Food (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (40%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ericson township:
- German (39.4%)
- Norwegian (28.2%)
- Dutch (10.6%)
- Swedish (6.9%)
- Scandinavian (2.3%)
- European (1.9%)
- Czech (0.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (43%)
- Germany (29%)
- Portugal (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (66%)
- Carpooled: 11 (8%)
- Walked: 8 (6%)
- Worked at home: 28 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
96.7% of residents of Ericson township speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 245- In family households: 230 (71 male householders, 2 female householders)
65 spouses, 85 children (73 natural, 7 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
56 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): 3
| Here: | 8.6% |
| Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 11.8% |
| Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 30.8% |
| Minnesota: | 24.6% |