Washington township, Greene County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (90% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
76% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 534
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 48
- South: 18
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 239
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,300
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 60 (8 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 74
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Food (16%)
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Food processing workers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (44.7%)
- English (12.6%)
- Irish (10.8%)
- United States or American (10.1%)
- Swedish (4.2%)
- Polish (1.5%)
- Scottish (1.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (80%)
- Korea (20%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 234 (83%)
- Carpooled: 31 (11%)
- Walked: 10 (4%)
- Worked at home: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
95.5% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 632- In family households: 583 (142 male householders, 42 female householders)
144 spouses, 222 children (201 natural, 7 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (21 male householders (17 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 4 2-persons,
106 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (23 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 10.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |