Washington township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 309 (all rural)
| Males: 154 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 155 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 309 (243 owner occupied, 66 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Washington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 41.9
Median age of females: 42.6
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Average household size: 2.53
| Washington township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Washington township: | $42,377 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $472 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,864 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
| : | $95,864 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,625
Here: $125,625 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $184,375
Here: $184,375 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $87,523
Here: $87,523 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,754
Here: $131,754 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $52,418
Here: $52,418 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Yarmouth Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Washington township include: Yarmouth Community Congregational Church (A), First Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 288
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 14
- South: 14
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 140
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Construction (14%)
- Fuel dealers (14%)
- Food (7%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (12%)
- Construction (9%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:
- English (26.6%)
- German (22.0%)
- Irish (20.3%)
- United States or American (19.2%)
- Scottish (4.0%)
- Hungarian (3.4%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (76%)
- Carpooled: 18 (9%)
- Walked: 9 (5%)
- Worked at home: 20 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Utility gas (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 331- In family households: 289 (89 male householders, 14 female householders)
88 spouses, 78 children (78 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 42 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 18 female householders (6 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 12 2-persons,
61 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (5 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 12.1% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |