Washington township, Hendricks County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (47% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
49% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18313
- Northeast: 815
- Midwest: 2662
- South: 3035
- West: 937
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $135,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
151 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,827
- One, attached: 521
- Two: 84
- 3 or 4: 85
- 5 to 9: 275
- 10 to 19: 379
- 20 to 49: 56
- 50 or more: 17
- Mobile homes: 909
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,300
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 6,061 (608 second mortgage, 787 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,114
- Construction (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Air transportation (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (25.4%)
- United States or American (19.8%)
- English (12.9%)
- Irish (12.3%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- European (2.0%)
- Scottish (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
- Philippines (12%)
- Germany (10%)
- Canada (10%)
- Korea (9%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Ireland (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 12,530 (91%)
- Carpooled: 882 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 21 (0%)
- Railroad: 11 (0%)
- Bicycle: 19 (0%)
- Walked: 38 (0%)
- Other means: 31 (0%)
- Worked at home: 290 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
151 people in nursing homes
96.8% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 26,365- In family households: 23,951 (6,273 male householders, 1,314 female householders)
6,720 spouses, 8,620 children (7,920 natural, 225 adopted, 475 stepchildren), 286 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 262 other relatives, 313 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,414 (952 male householders (653 living alone)), 905 female householders (740 living alone)), 557 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 152 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 2,932 2-persons, 1,724 3-persons, 1,950 4-persons, 739 5-persons, 187 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,393 1-person, 382 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 19 4-persons,
6,446 married couples with children.
951 single-parent households (319 men, 632 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 267
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 117
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |