Helena township, Scott County, Minnesota (MN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 4 (77% naturalized citizens)
Helena township: | 4.0% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
59% of Helena township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Minnesota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1607
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 68
- South: 282
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $110,900
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 647
- Two: 5
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 109
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,000
Housing units in Helena township with a mortgage: 241 (14 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 80
- Construction (21%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electricians (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Helena township:
- German (23.9%)
- United States or American (16.1%)
- Irish (14.0%)
- Welsh (11.9%)
- Italian (6.3%)
- English (5.3%)
- French (except Basque) (4.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Panama (82%)
- Germany (18%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 799 (84%)
- Carpooled: 97 (10%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 41 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (6%)
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.1% of residents of Helena township speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,864- In family households: 1,747 (472 male householders, 87 female householders)
532 spouses, 569 children (548 natural, 4 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 17 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 117 (74 male householders (65 living alone)), 29 female householders (26 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 176 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 211 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 125 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 91 1-person, 12 2-persons,
448 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (16 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Here: | 3.6% |
Minnesota: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 3.1% |
Minnesota: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Minnesota: | 24.6% |