Washington township, Appanoose County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Washington township: | 0.5% |
| 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, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 642
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 110
- South: 28
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 285
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 7
- 3 or 4: 22
- Mobile homes: 57
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,900
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 80 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Plastics and rubber products (15%)
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- German (26.3%)
- United States or American (18.2%)
- English (15.0%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- Italian (5.0%)
- Dutch (4.5%)
- Scottish (2.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Japan (50%)
- Korea (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 263 (73%)
- Carpooled: 43 (12%)
- Bicycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 31 (9%)
- Worked at home: 20 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
98.9% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 816- In family households: 684 (215 male householders, 26 female householders)
180 spouses, 245 children (215 natural, 8 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 132 (70 male householders (60 living alone)), 49 female householders (48 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 125 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 108 1-person, 8 2-persons, 3 3-persons,
136 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (12 men, 32 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.2% |
| 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: 4
| Here: | 13.8% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |