Washington township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (85% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
75% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6589
- Northeast: 171
- Midwest: 278
- South: 276
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $58,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Washington township, Pennsylvania:
- 191 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,290
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 30
- 3 or 4: 28
- 5 to 9: 41
- Mobile homes: 556
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,300
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 1,019 (81 second mortgage, 200 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 745
- Construction (15%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Financial managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (24.5%)
- Italian (14.8%)
- Irish (13.9%)
- Polish (7.8%)
- United States or American (7.7%)
- English (6.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Northern Europe (43%)
- Germany (30%)
- Italy (13%)
- Canada (13%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,870 (83%)
- Carpooled: 310 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 40 (1%)
- Taxi: 21 (1%)
- Walked: 72 (2%)
- Worked at home: 144 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
People in group quarters in Washington township, Pennsylvania:
- 191 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.1% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,180- In family households: 6,441 (1,896 male householders, 261 female householders)
1,947 spouses, 2,118 children (1,966 natural, 36 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 35 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 739 (295 male householders (252 living alone)), 363 female householders (325 living alone)), 81 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 204 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,000 2-persons, 480 3-persons, 428 4-persons, 181 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 577 1-person, 81 2-persons,
1,356 married couples with children.
192 single-parent households (75 men, 117 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
| Here: | 5.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 59
| Here: | 29.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |