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Population (year 2000): 7,047. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,207 (+2.3% change)
Males: 3,240 (46.0%), Females: 3,807 (54.0%)
Zip code:
52353
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $36,067 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,200 (year 2000)
Races in Washington:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
- Hispanic (4.7%)
- Other race (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (29.5%), Irish (10.1%),
English (9.3%), United States (7.9%), Dutch (3.7%), Swedish
(3.1%).
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Washington
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Washington city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 10.0%
2.1% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -117 (-1.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Washington:
- WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (400 EAST POLK
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Washington:
- HENRY COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 24 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, IA)
- MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 24 miles; MOUNT
PLEASANT, IA)
- JEFFERSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
FAIRFIELD, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Washington:
- THE EASTERN IOWA (about 41 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA;
ID: CID)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 54 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 54 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Washington:
- WASHINGTON MUNI (about 3 miles; WASHINGTON, IA; ID:
AWG)
- IOWA CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID:
IOW)
- FAIRFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; FAIRFIELD, IA; ID:
FFL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Washington:
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 27 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 79 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 79
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 84 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
Public high schools in Washington:
- WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 368;
Location: 313 S 4TH AVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
- ASSURE CENTER ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students:
31; Location: 105 WESTVIEW DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Washington:
- STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 498;
Location: 821 N 4TH AVE; Grades: PK - 03)
- WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 463;
Location: 1111 S AVE B; Grades: 07 - 09)
- LINCOLN UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
361; Location: 606 S 4TH AVE; Grades: 04 - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Washington:
- ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 142;
Location: 616 WEST 2ND STREET; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Washington:
- WASHINGTON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $227,572; Location: 120 E MAIN ST; 40,796 books;
1,038 audio materials; 2,304 video materials; 96 serial
subscriptions)
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