Washington township, Macomb County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 6 (51% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
55% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15451
- Northeast: 546
- Midwest: 829
- South: 743
- West: 297
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $194,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Washington township, Michigan:
- 61 people in nursing homes
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in other group homes
- 7 people in religious group quarters
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,090
- One, attached: 547
- Two: 126
- 3 or 4: 245
- 5 to 9: 484
- 10 to 19: 72
- 20 to 49: 9
- Mobile homes: 767
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,700
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 3,818 (112 second mortgage, 753 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,111
- Transportation equipment (22%)
- Construction (15%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (23.1%)
- Polish (17.0%)
- Italian (12.2%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- English (7.1%)
- United States or American (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Italy (19%)
- Mexico (18%)
- Canada (17%)
- Other Eastern Europe (5%)
- Yugoslavia (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,676 (90%)
- Carpooled: 656 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 79 (1%)
- Other means: 54 (1%)
- Worked at home: 203 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
People in group quarters in Washington township, Michigan:
- 61 people in nursing homes
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in other group homes
- 7 people in religious group quarters
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
90.5% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,001- In family households: 17,084 (4,624 male householders, 779 female householders)
4,596 spouses, 6,433 children (6,003 natural, 131 adopted, 299 stepchildren), 141 grandchildren, 105 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 178 other relatives, 115 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,917 (758 male householders (574 living alone)), 878 female householders (805 living alone)), 281 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 126 (66 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,238 2-persons, 1,164 3-persons, 1,198 4-persons, 575 5-persons, 143 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,379 1-person, 236 2-persons, 21 3-persons,
4,295 married couples with children.
619 single-parent households (115 men, 504 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 225
| Here: | 9.3% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 98
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 117
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |