Washington township, Franklin County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 8.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 13,243 (98% urban, 2% rural)
| Males: 6,327 |  (47.8%) |
| Females: 6,916 |  (52.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 12,947 (9,680 owner occupied, 3,267 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- Black: 0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.46
| Washington township: | 2.5 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Washington township: | $50,502 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $144,700 (it was $93,500 in 2000)
| : | $144,700 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 1549 people per square mile | (very high). |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Washington.
89% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 338
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 53
- South: 14
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Washington township, Missouri:
- 266 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 5 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in other group homes
- 5 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 174
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,300
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (15%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (32%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Chemicals (2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Food processing workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Extraction workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Registered nurses (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Bus drivers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (65.4%)
- United States or American (16.9%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- English (2.5%)
- Italian (2.5%)
- Polish (1.9%)
- Czech (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 142 (63%)
- Carpooled: 63 (28%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (2%)
- Walked: 8 (4%)
- Worked at home: 6 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
People in group quarters in Washington township, Missouri:
- 266 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 5 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 5 people in other group homes
- 5 people in religious group quarters
95.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 414- In family households: 386 (122 male householders, 11 female householders)
119 spouses, 121 children (119 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 28 (20 male householders (20 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person,
2,564 married couples with children.
635 single-parent households (189 men, 446 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |