Washington township, Marion County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (50% naturalized citizens)
Washington township: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
81% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 395
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 47
- South: 26
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 167
- Mobile homes: 37
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,900
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 54 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Health care (30%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Paper (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- United States or American (33.6%)
- German (14.6%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- Dutch (8.2%)
- English (8.2%)
- Norwegian (6.1%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (50%)
- Philippines (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 162 (70%)
- Carpooled: 41 (18%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (2%)
96.8% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 503- In family households: 471 (122 male householders, 31 female householders)
125 spouses, 167 children (155 natural, 8 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (20 male householders (18 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 2 2-persons,
109 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (2 men, 11 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: 6
Here: | 33.3% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |