Washington township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 340 (all rural)
| Males: 168 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 172 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 340 (235 owner occupied, 105 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.5%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.70
| Washington township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Washington township: | $78,837 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $759 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $190,500 (it was $105,800 in 2000)
| : | $190,500 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $243,163
Here: $243,163 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $151,422
Here: $151,422 State: $193,868
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,134
Here: $115,134 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $25,574
Here: $25,574 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Snyder Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Washington township: Washington Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Jenkins Cemetery (1), Myers Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Washington township include: Voas Nature Area (1), Crellin Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 251
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 24
- South: 13
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 144
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Educational services (21%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (12%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (21%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Carpenters (11%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (37.2%)
- United States or American (32.0%)
- English (8.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.3%)
- Czechoslovakian (4.3%)
- Danish (2.4%)
- Scottish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 154 (83%)
- Carpooled: 21 (11%)
- Worked at home: 11 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (6%)
97.6% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 326- In family households: 279 (90 male householders, 5 female householders)
86 spouses, 98 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 47 (23 male householders (13 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 18 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 10 2-persons,
64 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |