Washington township, Doniphan County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (80% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
60% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 11% lived in Kansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 802
- Northeast: 33
- Midwest: 1964
- South: 105
- West: 153
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
47 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 810
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 70
- 5 to 9: 13
- 10 to 19: 33
- 20 to 49: 4
- Mobile homes: 362
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,000
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 324 (13 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 213
- Construction (9%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (33.0%)
- United States or American (15.5%)
- Irish (14.9%)
- English (7.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Swedish (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (35%)
- Other Western Europe (25%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Russia (10%)
- Asia, n.e.c. (10%)
- Canada (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,207 (85%)
- Carpooled: 127 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 28 (2%)
- Other means: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 46 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (79%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (1%)
47 people in nursing homes
97.3% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,038- In family households: 2,644 (626 male householders, 201 female householders)
665 spouses, 1,003 children (874 natural, 36 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 14 other relatives, 81 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 394 (160 male householders (137 living alone)), 187 female householders (174 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 46 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 330 2-persons, 199 3-persons, 175 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 311 1-person, 32 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
580 married couples with children.
229 single-parent households (49 men, 180 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 1.3% |
| Kansas: | 11.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Kansas: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Kansas: | 13.8% |