Washington township, Erie County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (43% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
66% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3576
- Northeast: 308
- Midwest: 281
- South: 165
- West: 121
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,340
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 27
- 3 or 4: 18
- 5 to 9: 25
- Mobile homes: 308
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,400
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 554 (46 second mortgage, 131 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 213
- Educational services (12%)
- Construction (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Health care (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (2%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (23.0%)
- English (13.0%)
- Irish (11.8%)
- Polish (9.8%)
- Italian (8.9%)
- United States or American (8.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (27%)
- Hungary (18%)
- Vietnam (16%)
- Canada (16%)
- United Kingdom (14%)
- Dominican Republic (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,924 (82%)
- Carpooled: 247 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 41 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 105 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (8%)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.3% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,518- In family households: 4,076 (1,097 male householders, 199 female householders)
1,170 spouses, 1,473 children (1,367 natural, 53 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 35 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 442 (177 male householders (137 living alone)), 181 female householders (144 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 522 2-persons, 296 3-persons, 311 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 281 1-person, 67 2-persons, 10 3-persons,
1,053 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (53 men, 131 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 80
| Here: | 13.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
| Here: | 12.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |