Washington township, Harrison County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (86% naturalized citizens)
Washington township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
65% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% 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: 480
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 157
- South: 4
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 249
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 14
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 99 (12 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57
- Construction (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (45.5%)
- United States or American (11.2%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- English (8.1%)
- Polish (7.5%)
- Danish (2.9%)
- Italian (2.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (57%)
- Thailand (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 263 (83%)
- Carpooled: 26 (8%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (51%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
96.7% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 679- In family households: 631 (174 male householders, 29 female householders)
176 spouses, 216 children (205 natural, 1 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 5 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (16 male householders (9 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 86 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 7 2-persons,
159 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (13 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 5.2% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 10.9% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here: | 4.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |