Washington, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,942 (Urban population: 13,715, Rural population: 227 (all nonfarm))

Washington, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,451 (4,206 occupied: 3,329 owner occupied, 877 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Housing density: 595 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $604 (lower quartile is $483, upper quartile is $702)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $648

Median gross rent in Washington, IL in 2007: $735

Housing units in Washington with a mortgage: 2,083 (166 second mortgage, 313 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,078

Washington,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,898 (it was $98,200 in 2000)

Washington:	$137,898
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,914 - $198,485

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $162,365
Here: $162,365
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,870
Here: $200,870
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $150,230
Here: $150,230
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $154,676
Here: $154,676
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,663
Here: $140,663
State: $275,408

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,780

In family households: 9,566 (2,622 male householders, 536 female householders)
2,792 spouses, 3,312 children (3,063 natural, 88 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 38 other relatives, 72 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,214 (445 male householders (376 living alone)), 594 female householders (525 living alone)), 175 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 111 (107 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,380 2-persons, 728 3-persons, 667 4-persons, 305 5-persons, 64 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 901 1-person, 125 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

2,320 married couples with children.
380 single-parent households (85 men, 295 women).

97.8% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 119 (1.1%)
(53.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 195 5 rooms: 758 6 rooms: 816 7 rooms: 533 8 rooms: 475 9 or more rooms: 517

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 52 3 rooms: 219 4 rooms: 292 5 rooms: 152 6 rooms: 88 7 rooms: 31 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 132
1995 to 1998: 199
1990 to 1994: 224
1980 to 1989: 289
1970 to 1979: 834
1960 to 1969: 836
1950 to 1959: 645
1940 to 1949: 633
1939 or earlier: 659

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 544 3 bedrooms: 1,837 4 bedrooms: 789 5 or more bedrooms: 126

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 230 2 bedrooms: 456 3 bedrooms: 136 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 60 1 vehicle: 819 2 vehicles: 1,764 3 vehicles: 553 4 vehicles: 115 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 93 1 vehicle: 458 2 vehicles: 255 3 vehicles: 63 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Washington, IL:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $69,999: 51
$70,000 to $79,999: 112
$80,000 to $89,999: 184
$90,000 to $99,999: 247
$100,000 to $124,999: 884
$125,000 to $149,999: 808
$150,000 to $174,999: 442
$175,000 to $199,999: 370
$200,000 to $249,999: 540
$250,000 to $299,999: 268
$300,000 to $399,999: 158
$400,000 to $499,999: 33
$500,000 to $749,999: 40
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Washington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Washington:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 10
$150 to $199: 20
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 30
$350 to $399: 50
$400 to $449: 84
$450 to $499: 98
$500 to $549: 105
$550 to $599: 117
$600 to $649: 156
$650 to $699: 143
$700 to $749: 99
$750 to $799: 51
$800 to $899: 33
$900 to $999: 69
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 22

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 39 1990 to 1994: 18 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 33

Washington, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.8%
Number of people working at home: 193 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 319
5 to 9 minutes: 593
10 to 14 minutes: 587
15 to 19 minutes: 819
20 to 24 minutes: 1327
25 to 29 minutes: 451
30 to 34 minutes: 664
35 to 39 minutes: 100
40 to 44 minutes: 99
45 to 59 minutes: 139
60 to 89 minutes: 46
90 or more minutes: 116

Washington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,768 (87%)
Carpooled: 389 (7%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 82 (2%)
Other means: 15 (0%)
Worked at home: 193 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 141
$10,000 to $14,999: 206
$15,000 to $19,999: 156
$20,000 to $24,999: 199
$25,000 to $29,999: 242
$30,000 to $34,999: 302
$35,000 to $39,999: 241
$40,000 to $44,999: 219
$45,000 to $49,999: 236
$50,000 to $59,999: 489
$60,000 to $74,999: 631
$75,000 to $99,999: 654
$100,000 to $124,999: 228
$125,000 to $149,999: 94
$150,000 to $199,999: 109
$200,000 or more: 50

First ancestries reported:

German: 3319

English: 1226

Irish: 948

United States or American: 787

Italian: 433

Other groups: 321

Scottish: 202

French (except Basque): 201

European: 144

Swedish: 135

Scotch-Irish: 119

Dutch: 112

Norwegian: 111

Polish: 88

Hungarian: 67

Danish: 51

Welsh: 41

Portuguese: 38

Scandinavian: 31

Swiss: 28

Austrian: 27

Arab:: 26

Australian: 24

Northern European: 22

French Canadian: 21

Czech: 21

Greek: 17

Latvian: 16

Arab/Arabic: 14

Lithuanian: 13

British: 13

Yugoslavian: 13

Lebanese: 12

Romanian: 10

Russian: 8

Slovene: 8

Croatian: 8

Slovak: 5

Belgian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Australia (33%)
Philippines (17%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Germany (11%)
Poland (11%)
Vietnam (6%)
Other Western Asia (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 8653
Northeast: 189
Midwest: 1177
South: 442
West: 272

60% of Washington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 52
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 57
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 856
Less than 1 year of college: 264
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 573
Associate degree: 235
Bachelor's degree: 825
Master's degree: 259
Professional school degree: 70
Doctorate degree: 38

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 48
10th grade: 67
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 80
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,017
Less than 1 year of college: 470
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 592
Associate degree: 388
Bachelor's degree: 704
Master's degree: 210
Professional school degree: 81
Doctorate degree: 17

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 26.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $60,628
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,985
Asian householders: $266,372
Some other race householders: $37,924
Two or more races householders: $44,468
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $60,817

Washington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Washington household income for Two or more races householders

Washington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Washington marital status for males

Washington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $137,336
Asian householders: $193,085
Some other race householders: $63,191
Two or more races householders: $120,344
Hispanic or Latino householders: $142,953

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,600
One, attached: 116
Two: 168
3 or 4: 150
5 to 9: 277
10 to 19: 57
20 to 49: 71
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 6

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Washington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (36%) Other fuel (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 183

Here:	14.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35

Here:	5.9%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	6.6%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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