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Washington township, Owen County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:

0.2%
Whole state:

3.1%

76% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Indiana.

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

  • This state: 262
  • Northeast: 16
  • Midwest: 32
  • South: 10
  • West: 25

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Washington township, Indiana:

  • 114 people in nursing homes
  • 52 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Washington township, IN map Washington township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 41
  • 1970 to 1979: 20
  • 1960 to 1969: 5
  • 1950 to 1959: 14
  • 1940 to 1949: 15
  • 1939 or earlier: 80

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 28
  • 5 rooms: 27
  • 6 rooms: 36
  • 7 rooms: 11
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 13

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township, Indiana:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 5
  • 6 rooms: 9
  • 7 rooms: 5
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washington township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 37
  • 3 bedrooms: 62
  • 4 bedrooms: 16
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 19
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 44
  • 2 vehicles: 55
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (17%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (23%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

  • German (35.3%)
  • United States or American (18.2%)
  • English (11.8%)
  • Irish (7.9%)
  • French Canadian (5.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4.4%)
  • Dutch (4.1%)

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

  • Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (85%)
  • Wood (8%)
  • Electricity (7%)

People in group quarters in Washington township, Indiana:

  • 114 people in nursing homes
  • 52 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

96.3% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 363

Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 11 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 22 2-persons,

1,185 married couples with children.
328 single-parent households (56 men, 272 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

8.8%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Washington township:

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