Franklin township, Washington County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Franklin township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
76% of Franklin 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, 88% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 412
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 18
- South: 14
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 174
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,300
Housing units in Franklin township with a mortgage: 47 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Construction (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Franklin township:
- German (34.5%)
- United States or American (21.1%)
- Irish (14.3%)
- French (except Basque) (9.9%)
- English (5.6%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
- Scottish (3.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 188 (68%)
- Carpooled: 34 (12%)
- Walked: 13 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 38 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
92.0% of residents of Franklin township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 466- In family households: 392 (117 male householders, 9 female householders)
124 spouses, 133 children (108 natural, 11 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 74 (26 male householders (18 living alone)), 34 female householders (30 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 48 1-person, 12 2-persons,
101 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): 15
| Here: | 35.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |