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Waterford township, Dakota County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (25% naturalized citizens)

Waterford township:

1.5%
Whole state:

5.3%

61% of Waterford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Minnesota.

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

  • This state: 402
  • Northeast: 14
  • Midwest: 46
  • South: 14
  • West: 10

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Waterford township, MN map

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $95,000


Housing units in Waterford township with a mortgage: 85 (17 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 19
  • 1980 to 1989: 15
  • 1970 to 1979: 23
  • 1960 to 1969: 24
  • 1950 to 1959: 26
  • 1940 to 1949: 11
  • 1939 or earlier: 56

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 11
  • 5 rooms: 22
  • 6 rooms: 27
  • 7 rooms: 30
  • 8 rooms: 22
  • 9 or more rooms: 38

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 10
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 7
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 30
  • 3 bedrooms: 74
  • 4 bedrooms: 41
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waterford township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 3
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

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

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 31
  • 2 vehicles: 71
  • 3 vehicles: 38
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 8
  • 3 vehicles: 7
  • 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 (%):

  • Construction (19%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Printing workers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Waterford township:

  • German (30.0%)
  • Norwegian (22.5%)
  • Irish (5.7%)
  • Czech (4.7%)
  • Danish (4.5%)
  • English (4.5%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.3%)

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

  • Other Northern Europe (75%)
  • France (25%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

95.4% of residents of Waterford township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 494

Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 3-persons,

103 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (9 men, 11 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here:

19.4%
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%

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 Waterford township:

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