Washington township, Wapello County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (40% naturalized citizens)
Washington township: | 0.7% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
63% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1242
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 71
- South: 41
- West: 47
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $13,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 535
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 32
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 100
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,200
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 177 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 201
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Food (12%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (31.1%)
- United States or American (14.7%)
- Irish (13.8%)
- English (10.5%)
- Dutch (5.5%)
- Norwegian (2.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Eastern Africa (40%)
- Mexico (30%)
- Canada (20%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 490 (80%)
- Carpooled: 84 (14%)
- Walked: 12 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 27 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (2%)
97.6% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,431- In family households: 1,203 (320 male householders, 84 female householders)
335 spouses, 400 children (368 natural, 1 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 6 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 228 (96 male householders (76 living alone)), 104 female householders (92 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 168 1-person, 28 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
248 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (19 men, 54 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 1.2% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 8.9% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 4.7% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |