Washington township, Cass County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 310 (all rural)
| Males: 156 |  (50.3%) |
| Females: 154 |  (49.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 269 (194 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.0
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Average household size: 2.77
| Washington township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Washington township: | $43,805 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $416 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,943 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
| : | $89,943 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $134,000
Here: $134,000 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $160,603
Here: $160,603 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $88,046
Here: $88,046 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,830
Here: $169,830 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,967
Here: $115,967 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $32,767
Here: $32,767 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Camp Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
83% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 248
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 47
- South: 7
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 100
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Metal and metal products (36%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Food (11%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (23%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Legal support workers (9%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (54.7%)
- United States or American (17.6%)
- English (13.5%)
- Danish (5.7%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
- Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 139 (86%)
- Carpooled: 6 (4%)
- Worked at home: 17 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Utility gas (12%)
41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
91.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 311- In family households: 301 (70 male householders, 17 female householders)
79 spouses, 129 children (123 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
64 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 20.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |