Washington township, Daviess County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (25% naturalized citizens)
Washington township: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
60% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12188
- Northeast: 200
- Midwest: 928
- South: 877
- West: 257
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,100
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Washington township, Indiana:
- 353 people in nursing homes
- 41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,036
- One, attached: 73
- Two: 251
- 3 or 4: 196
- 5 to 9: 150
- 10 to 19: 80
- 20 to 49: 71
- 50 or more: 155
- Mobile homes: 562
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,100
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 2,260 (205 second mortgage, 186 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,348
- Construction (11%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- United States or American (35.6%)
- German (23.5%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- English (6.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
- Italian (1.8%)
- Scottish (1.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (57%)
- India (7%)
- Guatemala (7%)
- Germany (6%)
- Romania (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- El Salvador (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,471 (82%)
- Carpooled: 877 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 25 (0%)
- Walked: 117 (2%)
- Other means: 52 (1%)
- Worked at home: 142 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
People in group quarters in Washington township, Indiana:
- 353 people in nursing homes
- 41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 16 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
93.7% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (27% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 38% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,672- In family households: 12,332 (3,278 male householders, 786 female householders)
3,180 spouses, 4,202 children (3,759 natural, 59 adopted, 384 stepchildren), 231 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 54 parents, 130 other relatives, 360 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,340 (770 male householders (621 living alone)), 1,230 female householders (1,154 living alone)), 340 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 432 (393 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,825 2-persons, 967 3-persons, 752 4-persons, 342 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 79 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,775 1-person, 172 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 23 4-persons,
2,508 married couples with children.
942 single-parent households (235 men, 707 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 158
Here: | 9.3% |
Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 168
Here: | 18.5% |
Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 46
Here: | 14.1% |
Indiana: | 23.4% |