Washington township, Highland County, Ohio (OH) detailed profile
Land area: 24.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,048 (all rural)
| Males: 534 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 514 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,048 (897 owner occupied, 151 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.81
| Washington township: | 2.8 people |
| Ohio: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Washington township: | $38,567 |
| Ohio: | $48,081 |
| Here: | $451 |
| State: | $569 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,843 (it was $83,000 in 2000)
| : | $98,843 |
| Ohio: | $127,000 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 20.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.6% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Washington township: Schweiger Farm (A), Hines Farms (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Washington township include: Mount Washington Church (A), Burnetts Chapel (B), Prospect Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Prospect Cemetery (1), Parks Cemetery (2), Carlisle Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake of the Woods (A). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Ohio.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 909
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 29
- South: 146
- West: 31
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 322
- Mobile homes: 123
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,900
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Educational services (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- United States or American (25.7%)
- German (12.6%)
- Irish (11.5%)
- English (10.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.5%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 385 (80%)
- Carpooled: 87 (18%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (6%)
- Other fuel (2%)
97.8% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,123- In family households: 1,003 (271 male householders, 39 female householders)
246 spouses, 337 children (321 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 other relatives, 58 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 120 (50 male householders (50 living alone)), 56 female householders (47 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 127 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 38 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 9 2-persons,
220 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (21 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 7.8% |
| Ohio: | 14.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: | 27.4% |
| Ohio: | 10.9% |