Washington township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (81% naturalized citizens)
Washington township: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
74% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4034
- Northeast: 84
- Midwest: 144
- South: 139
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,900
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Washington township, Pennsylvania:
- 73 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 70 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 30 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,587
- One, attached: 50
- Two: 52
- 3 or 4: 12
- 5 to 9: 160
- 20 to 49: 5
- 50 or more: 5
- Mobile homes: 78
Median worth of mobile homes: $63,400
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 501 (99 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 723
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electricians (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- Italian (21.8%)
- Polish (13.0%)
- German (10.7%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- English (7.2%)
- Slovak (7.1%)
- United States or American (5.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (49%)
- United Kingdom (32%)
- Canada (19%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,440 (86%)
- Carpooled: 126 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
- Walked: 18 (1%)
- Worked at home: 71 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
People in group quarters in Washington township, Pennsylvania:
- 73 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 70 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 30 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in religious group quarters
98.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,285- In family households: 3,660 (1,065 male householders, 203 female householders)
1,073 spouses, 1,134 children (1,015 natural, 25 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 58 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 625 (227 male householders (203 living alone)), 357 female householders (341 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 196 (34 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 620 2-persons, 291 3-persons, 255 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 544 1-person, 40 2-persons,
570 married couples with children.
187 single-parent households (51 men, 136 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
Here: | 8.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
Here: | 6.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47
Here: | 32.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |