Washington township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA)

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Washington township, IA map Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,899 (all rural)

Males: 1,465	(50.5%)
Females: 1,434	(49.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,899 (2,381 owner occupied, 518 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Races in Washington township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 37.2

Average houshold size: 2.55
Average family size: 3.08

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Population density: 79 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Colfax.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Squaw Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 10 (30% naturalized citizens)

Washington township:	0.3%
State:	3.1%

59% of Washington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2531
Northeast: 46
Midwest: 248
South: 49
West: 103

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,500

Washington township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 921
One, attached: 9
Two: 50
3 or 4: 46
5 to 9: 65
10 to 19: 12
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 144

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,800

Housing units in Washington township with a mortgage: 474 (37 second mortgage, 65 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 235

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 79
1990 to 1994: 73
1980 to 1989: 106
1970 to 1979: 154
1960 to 1969: 115
1950 to 1959: 92
1940 to 1949: 80
1939 or earlier: 521

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 5
3 rooms: 27
4 rooms: 93
5 rooms: 281
6 rooms: 182
7 rooms: 157
8 rooms: 88
9 or more rooms: 83

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 33
4 rooms: 72
5 rooms: 62
6 rooms: 38
7 rooms: 13
8 rooms: 13
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 16
2 bedrooms: 257
3 bedrooms: 471
4 bedrooms: 139
5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 61
2 bedrooms: 93
3 bedrooms: 60
4 bedrooms: 22
5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

no vehicle: 40
1 vehicle: 201
2 vehicles: 390
3 vehicles: 221
4 vehicles: 41
5 or more vehicles: 23

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

no vehicle: 33
1 vehicle: 88
2 vehicles: 66
3 vehicles: 34
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 9

Most common industries for males:

Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (16%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (21%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Child care workers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Washington township:

German (24.4%)
English (13.3%)
United States or American (11.4%)
Dutch (11.3%)
Irish (8.7%)
Scotch-Irish (4.4%)
Scottish (4.1%)

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

Canada (70%)
Germany (30%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,104 (76%)
Carpooled: 223 (15%)
Walked: 42 (3%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 67 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (71%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (1%)

95.6% of residents of Washington township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,994

In family households: 2,636 (698 male householders, 138 female householders)
717 spouses, 1,008 children (941 natural, 24 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 13 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 358 (121 male householders (110 living alone)), 200 female householders (186 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 333 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 203 4-persons, 72 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 296 1-person, 19 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

616 married couples with children.
144 single-parent households (52 men, 92 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	2.8%
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: 13

Here:	15.7%
Iowa:	25.4%

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)

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