Washington township, Shelby County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 493 (all rural)
| Males: 247 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 246 |  (49.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 493 (391 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.55
| Washington township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
| Washington township: | $49,146 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $430 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $106,890 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $106,890 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Panama.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Roach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Washington Township Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Moser Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 458
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 64
- South: 0
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 188
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 3
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 37 (4 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Truck transportation (22%)
- Construction (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (26%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Book stores and news dealers (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Computer specialists (10%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (75.2%)
- Irish (12.0%)
- United States or American (4.9%)
- Polish (1.6%)
- Italian (1.4%)
- English (1.0%)
- French (except Basque) (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 193 (70%)
- Carpooled: 28 (10%)
- Walked: 30 (11%)
- Worked at home: 23 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- No fuel used (2%)
97.5% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 553- In family households: 505 (135 male householders, 9 female householders)
141 spouses, 220 children (216 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (27 male householders (23 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 20 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 4 2-persons,
133 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 76
| Here: | 83.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |