Washington township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 330 (all rural)
| Males: 175 |  (53.0%) |
| Females: 155 |  (47.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 330 (252 owner occupied, 78 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Black: 0.6%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 36.6
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Average household size: 2.68
| Washington township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
| Washington township: | $50,557 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $607 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $121,600 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,442
Here: $153,442 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,689
Here: $212,689 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $145,098
Here: $145,098 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,279
Here: $99,279 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,025
Here: $31,025 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
60% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 210
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 92
- South: 17
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 139
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $129,200
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 26 (4 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Construction (18%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (40.1%)
- Irish (8.7%)
- Norwegian (8.4%)
- English (7.7%)
- Swedish (7.7%)
- Czechoslovakian (5.4%)
- Danish (4.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (70%)
- Carpooled: 22 (11%)
- Worked at home: 39 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (83%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (2%)
96.0% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 325- In family households: 302 (83 male householders, 23 female householders)
104 spouses, 92 children (88 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (5 male householders (3 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 2 2-persons,
82 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): 15
| Here: | 41.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |