Washington township, Knox County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (10% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
71% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1976
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 251
- South: 112
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 806
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 36
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 33
- Mobile homes: 134
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,700
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 340 (25 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 205
- Construction (12%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (28.4%)
- United States or American (23.8%)
- European (13.9%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- English (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
- Scottish (3.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (43%)
- Canada (33%)
- Japan (14%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 881 (86%)
- Carpooled: 87 (8%)
- Walked: 19 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 35 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
97.5% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,372- In family households: 2,055 (600 male householders, 81 female householders)
600 spouses, 699 children (583 natural, 33 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 40 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 317 (95 male householders (84 living alone)), 160 female householders (144 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 13 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 313 2-persons, 160 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 228 1-person, 17 2-persons, 4 4-persons, 6 6-persons,
432 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (18 men, 92 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 1.4% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
| Here: | 12.9% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |