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Washington township, Washington County, IA

7,864 Population
39.9 square miles 197.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 40.7 ±0.7
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,825 ±$5,717 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Washington County: $39,046 ±$2,400
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,322 ±$8,564 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $75,647 ±$2,941
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

13.6% ±3.4% (1,048  ±263) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 8.2% † 1,817 (±1.4% / ±310)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.7 minutes ±2.4 (67,360  ±10,407) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington County: 23.5 243,295 (±1.9 / ±21,932)
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,325 ±159 Number of households
  • Washington County: 8,972 ±201
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (7,665  ±258) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington County: 2.5 22,215 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.6% ±4.2% (141  ±78) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington County: 6.9% † 318 (±1.9% / ±89)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,569 ±158 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 9,657 ±80
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$153,900 ±$11,015 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $203,900 ±$13,093
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

14.9% ±3.8% (1,145  ±293.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington County: 10.6% † 2,351 (±1.6% / ±356.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.1% ±6.8% (5,078  ±419.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Washington County: 93.5% 14,387 (±3.9% / ±597.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.5% ±3.9% (1,266  ±215.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 26.2% 4,038 (±2.1% / ±327.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.3% ±1.4% (340  ±110) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington County: 3.2% 730
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.4% ±1.7% (330  ±101) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington County: 5.1% † 873 (±1% / ±169)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
330 Total veterans ±101 278 Male ±97 52 Female ±41

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