Washington township, Taylor County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)
Washington township: | 0.2% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
67% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 348
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 78
- South: 21
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 192
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $11,300
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 36 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Construction (21%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- English (20.7%)
- Irish (19.7%)
- United States or American (16.9%)
- German (16.6%)
- Swedish (4.4%)
- Italian (3.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 184 (82%)
- Carpooled: 16 (7%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Wood (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.5% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 459- In family households: 408 (118 male householders, 15 female householders)
124 spouses, 124 children (109 natural, 11 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (28 male householders (27 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 1 2-persons,
78 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (8 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 3.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 9.1% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |