Washington township, Iowa County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
56% 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, 82% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 724
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 71
- South: 33
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 277
- One, attached: 15
- Two: 50
- 3 or 4: 21
- 5 to 9: 17
- Mobile homes: 58
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 111 (10 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 71
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Construction (14%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (49.0%)
- United States or American (7.2%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- Scottish (6.1%)
- English (5.9%)
- Welsh (4.2%)
- Norwegian (3.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (84%)
- Korea (16%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 366 (73%)
- Carpooled: 45 (9%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (1%)
- Walked: 27 (5%)
- Other means: 12 (2%)
- Worked at home: 47 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (58%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
94.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 866- In family households: 650 (193 male householders, 47 female householders)
173 spouses, 210 children (189 natural, 21 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 5 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 216 (109 male householders (74 living alone)), 58 female householders (54 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 128 1-person, 31 2-persons, 8 4-persons,
165 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (18 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 5.8% |
| 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% |