Reading township, Butler County, Nebraska (NE) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 558 (all rural)
| Males: 280 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 278 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 558 (477 owner occupied, 81 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Reading township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.50
| Reading township: | 2.5 people |
| Nebraska: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Reading township: | $50,021 |
| Nebraska: | $51,440 |
| Here: | $426 |
| State: | $574 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,842 (it was $65,400 in 2000)
| : | $102,842 |
| Nebraska: | $132,700 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 15.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.7% |
| This township: | 15.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.0% |
Cities in this township include: Rising City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Reading township: Saint Johns Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Circle Mound Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Rising Sun Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
87% of Reading township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 131
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 11
- South: 0
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 48
Housing units in Reading township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (10%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Reading township:
- German (33.8%)
- Swedish (31.5%)
- United States or American (23.8%)
- French (except Basque) (4.6%)
- English (1.5%)
- Norwegian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 26 (41%)
- Carpooled: 11 (17%)
- Worked at home: 27 (42%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (41%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 146- In family households: 142 (34 male householders, 4 female householders)
41 spouses, 63 children (63 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
125 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (4 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% |
| Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Nebraska: | 10.8% |