Washington township, Jackson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
81% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 414
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 147
- Two: 10
- Mobile homes: 19
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,600
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Book stores and news dealers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (65.0%)
- United States or American (27.2%)
- English (3.3%)
- Irish (2.1%)
- Welsh (1.5%)
- Luxemburger (0.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Western Europe (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 137 (56%)
- Carpooled: 45 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (2%)
- Walked: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 48 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Other fuel (4%)
98.6% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 443- In family households: 399 (120 male householders, 0 female householders)
114 spouses, 158 children (148 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 45 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person,
88 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 43.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
| Here: | 71.9% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |