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Washington township, Butler County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:

0.1%
Whole state:

4.1%

68% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1329
  • Northeast: 20
  • Midwest: 24
  • South: 27
  • West: 8

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Washington township, PA map Washington township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100


Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 170 (18 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 12
  • 1995 to 1998: 34
  • 1990 to 1994: 46
  • 1980 to 1989: 53
  • 1970 to 1979: 93
  • 1960 to 1969: 42
  • 1950 to 1959: 67
  • 1940 to 1949: 38
  • 1939 or earlier: 175

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 10
  • 4 rooms: 64
  • 5 rooms: 122
  • 6 rooms: 134
  • 7 rooms: 52
  • 8 rooms: 40
  • 9 or more rooms: 35

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 25
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 17
  • 2 bedrooms: 117
  • 3 bedrooms: 246
  • 4 bedrooms: 73
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 20
  • 3 bedrooms: 19
  • 4 bedrooms: 11
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 23
  • 1 vehicle: 115
  • 2 vehicles: 202
  • 3 vehicles: 91
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 35
  • 2 vehicles: 6
  • 3 vehicles: 5
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

  • German (44.3%)
  • Irish (13.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (8.4%)
  • English (6.0%)
  • Italian (5.4%)
  • United States or American (5.4%)
  • Polish (4.9%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Coal or coke (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

98.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,419

Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 90 1-person, 20 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,

303 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (19 men, 43 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

2.7%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:

4.3%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here:

26.3%
Pennsylvania:

37.3%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Washington township:

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