Washington township, Winneshiek County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (33% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
74% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1044
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 45
- South: 3
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
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: 398
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 6
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 74 (7 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (74.3%)
- Czech (12.3%)
- Norwegian (5.4%)
- United States or American (2.1%)
- Czechoslovakian (1.9%)
- Irish (1.0%)
- Italian (1.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (67%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 338 (66%)
- Carpooled: 62 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (2%)
- Walked: 53 (10%)
- Worked at home: 52 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (6%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Other fuel (1%)
96.1% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,115- In family households: 1,014 (278 male householders, 26 female householders)
298 spouses, 401 children (392 natural, 6 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 101 (49 male householders (44 living alone)), 48 female householders (48 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 92 1-person, 5 2-persons,
259 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (9 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
| Here: | 41.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |