Howard township, Washington County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 7 (64% naturalized citizens)
Howard township: | 7.3% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
56% of Howard township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4081
- Northeast: 123
- Midwest: 337
- South: 347
- West: 128
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $157,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,163
- One, attached: 21
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 13
- 5 to 9: 7
- 10 to 19: 7
- Mobile homes: 283
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,900
Housing units in Howard township with a mortgage: 997 (77 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 323
- Construction (22%)
- Chemicals (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Howard township:
- German (28.9%)
- English (12.0%)
- Irish (11.5%)
- Polish (10.2%)
- United States or American (8.9%)
- French (except Basque) (4.6%)
- Scottish (3.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (27%)
- Canada (25%)
- United Kingdom (18%)
- Russia (10%)
- Other South America (8%)
- Poland (7%)
- Netherlands (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,156 (81%)
- Carpooled: 351 (13%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 42 (2%)
- Worked at home: 107 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (72%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
96.8% of residents of Howard township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,159- In family households: 4,565 (1,157 male householders, 272 female householders)
1,242 spouses, 1,708 children (1,609 natural, 32 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 48 other relatives, 58 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 594 (193 male householders (147 living alone)), 296 female householders (252 living alone)), 105 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 661 2-persons, 263 3-persons, 273 4-persons, 112 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 399 1-person, 82 2-persons, 8 3-persons,
341 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (29 men, 33 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93
Here: | 12.4% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here: | 4.8% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
Here: | 10.2% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |