Washington township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 0.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
77% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 584
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 4
- South: 24
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 240
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 5
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,800
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 66 (4 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
- Construction (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Food (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (71.0%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Pennsylvania German (4.6%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- Italian (3.6%)
- English (2.7%)
- Ukrainian (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 224 (68%)
- Carpooled: 47 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 43 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Coal or coke (19%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
90.8% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 631- In family households: 569 (180 male householders, 17 female householders)
169 spouses, 189 children (168 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 6 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (22 male householders (19 living alone)), 37 female householders (37 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 3 2-persons,
122 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (10 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 21.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |