Washington township, Brown County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
58% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 439
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 129
- South: 11
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 251
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,000
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 67 (3 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Construction (19%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Health care (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (8%)
- Retail florists (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (32.2%)
- English (19.0%)
- Norwegian (16.2%)
- United States or American (4.3%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
- Irish (2.2%)
- French (except Basque) (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- El Salvador (63%)
- Canada (38%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 220 (80%)
- Carpooled: 32 (12%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 17 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (1%)
96.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 609- In family households: 517 (141 male householders, 17 female householders)
140 spouses, 193 children (180 natural, 3 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 92 (28 male householders (17 living alone)), 52 female householders (52 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 63 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 10 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
119 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (5 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 7.0% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 11.8% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |