Washington township, Story County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 9 (14% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
26% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 21220
- Northeast: 1087
- Midwest: 7202
- South: 1289
- West: 1393
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $94,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Washington township, Iowa:
- 8,619 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 90 people in nursing homes
- 59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 43 people in other group homes
- 42 people in halfway houses
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,585
- One, attached: 512
- Two: 856
- 3 or 4: 786
- 5 to 9: 1,007
- 10 to 19: 1,514
- 20 to 49: 1,683
- 50 or more: 555
- Mobile homes: 826
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,200
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 2,696 (194 second mortgage, 389 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 922
- Educational services (29%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Educational services (33%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (11%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (32.6%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- Norwegian (7.6%)
- English (6.6%)
- United States or American (3.7%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (16%)
- India (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Indonesia (6%)
- Mexico (5%)
- Other Northern Africa (4%)
- Malaysia (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 12,394 (62%)
- Carpooled: 1,676 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,195 (6%)
- Taxi: 11 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 31 (0%)
- Bicycle: 593 (3%)
- Walked: 3,493 (17%)
- Other means: 51 (0%)
- Worked at home: 647 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
People in group quarters in Washington township, Iowa:
- 8,619 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 90 people in nursing homes
- 59 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 43 people in other group homes
- 42 people in halfway houses
- 14 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 4 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 2 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
88.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 26,721- In family households: 14,227 (3,754 male householders, 1,125 female householders)
3,956 spouses, 4,507 children (4,191 natural, 176 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 237 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 140 other relatives, 403 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12,494 (3,800 male householders (1,914 living alone)), 3,211 female householders (1,829 living alone)), 5,483 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8,889 (142 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,424 2-persons, 1,076 3-persons, 929 4-persons, 312 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3,743 1-person, 1,845 2-persons, 876 3-persons, 374 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 47 6-persons,
3,123 married couples with children.
719 single-parent households (137 men, 582 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 170
| Here: | 9.9% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 232
| Here: | 1.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |