Esbon township, Jewell County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)
Esbon township: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 5.0% |
55% of Esbon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1238
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 172
- South: 23
- West: 84
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 549
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 12
- Mobile homes: 18
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $63,800
Housing units in Esbon township with a mortgage: 238 (17 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Construction (22%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Warehousing and storage (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Educational services (36%)
- Health care (20%)
- Public administration (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (31%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (18%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Esbon township:
- German (41.7%)
- Danish (11.5%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- Swedish (8.9%)
- English (7.2%)
- United States or American (4.8%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Netherlands (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 661 (83%)
- Carpooled: 65 (8%)
- Walked: 36 (5%)
- Worked at home: 33 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
96.4% of residents of Esbon township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,438- In family households: 1,294 (378 male householders, 70 female householders)
414 spouses, 409 children (353 natural, 20 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 2 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 144 (57 male householders (54 living alone)), 70 female householders (64 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 99 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 237 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
40 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (0 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here: | 6.1% |
Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Kansas: | 13.8% |