Washington township, Porter County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (66% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 1.2% |
| 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, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2232
- Northeast: 208
- Midwest: 684
- South: 209
- West: 49
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 918
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 14
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 321
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,800
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 695 (105 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 148
- Metal and metal products (28%)
- Construction (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (29.8%)
- Irish (11.7%)
- United States or American (9.9%)
- Italian (7.4%)
- English (6.6%)
- Swedish (4.5%)
- Polish (3.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (44%)
- United Kingdom (34%)
- Other Northern Europe (22%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,552 (87%)
- Carpooled: 154 (9%)
- Walked: 9 (1%)
- Other means: 16 (1%)
- Worked at home: 56 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (93%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
94.6% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,423- In family households: 3,083 (816 male householders, 155 female householders)
794 spouses, 1,184 children (1,075 natural, 27 adopted, 82 stepchildren), 60 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 11 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 340 (62 male householders (51 living alone)), 200 female householders (161 living alone)), 78 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 365 2-persons, 247 3-persons, 217 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 212 1-person, 39 2-persons, 11 5-persons,
793 married couples with children.
113 single-parent households (27 men, 86 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 18.4% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |