Washington township, Lucas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 1.2% |
| 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, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 647
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 41
- South: 13
- West: 28
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 290
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 51
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,100
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 66 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Food and beverage stores (13%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (31.5%)
- United States or American (14.1%)
- Irish (13.6%)
- English (12.9%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
- Dutch (3.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (78%)
- Mexico (22%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 259 (77%)
- Carpooled: 32 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 11 (3%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 28 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (4%)
- Utility gas (3%)
96.6% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 746- In family households: 597 (152 male householders, 33 female householders)
155 spouses, 223 children (209 natural, 7 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 149 (63 male householders (44 living alone)), 56 female householders (51 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 95 1-person, 22 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
127 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (10 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |