Washington township, LaPorte County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
62% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 896
- Northeast: 50
- Midwest: 154
- South: 87
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 385
- Two: 5
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 206 (30 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67
- Construction (22%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Utilities (3%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (28.1%)
- United States or American (17.0%)
- Irish (13.6%)
- Polish (7.3%)
- English (6.9%)
- Italian (4.1%)
- French (except Basque) (3.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Poland (50%)
- Mexico (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 518 (83%)
- Carpooled: 41 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
- Walked: 23 (4%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 36 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Electricity (1%)
94.7% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 59% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,215- In family households: 1,130 (287 male householders, 51 female householders)
310 spouses, 406 children (362 natural, 3 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 25 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (34 male householders (17 living alone)), 34 female householders (34 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 98 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
239 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (13 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 11.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |