Washington township, Linn County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (90% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
61% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2498
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 246
- South: 107
- West: 65
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,008
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 28
- 3 or 4: 44
- 5 to 9: 44
- 20 to 49: 3
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 554 (58 second mortgage, 96 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 172
- Construction (18%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (45.1%)
- United States or American (10.4%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- English (8.3%)
- Czech (7.6%)
- Norwegian (4.5%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Lebanon (40%)
- El Salvador (35%)
- Philippines (15%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,324 (84%)
- Carpooled: 149 (9%)
- Walked: 34 (2%)
- Worked at home: 68 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (58%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (4%)
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.4% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,945- In family households: 2,641 (706 male householders, 142 female householders)
719 spouses, 987 children (925 natural, 35 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 15 other relatives, 32 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 304 (119 male householders (94 living alone)), 139 female householders (128 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 342 2-persons, 184 3-persons, 203 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 222 1-person, 31 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
696 married couples with children.
129 single-parent households (43 men, 86 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 1.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29
| Here: | 27.9% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |