Housing data for Washington Township (Whitley County), IN

Washington Township (Whitley County), IN has an estimated 1,255 residents and 492 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Whitley County.

5.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $920 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,255 (±415)
Housing units
492 (±137)
Households that rent
5.1%
Median gross rent
$920
Residents since 2015–2019
+17.1%

What stands out in Washington Township (Whitley County)

Households that rent: 5.1% (±4.9 points) in Washington Township (Whitley County), lower than in Whitley County (18.2%).

Median household income: $107,096 (±$25,105) in Washington Township (Whitley County), higher than in Whitley County ($78,083).

Average commute: 31.6 minutes (±5.2) in Washington Township (Whitley County), higher than in Whitley County (22.6 minutes).

Housing in Washington Township (Whitley County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $920 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 33.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 5.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $107,096 median household income
  • Home values: $313,600 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,438 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,604 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 89.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 56.3% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 52.9% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 31.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +17.1% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 9.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Washington Township (Whitley County) against Whitley County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Washington Township (Whitley County)Whitley CountyIndianaUnited States
Residents1,255 (±415)34,618 (exact)6,851,073 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units492 (±137)15,030 (±35)2,976,568 (±617)143,775,355
Households that rent5.1% (±4.9 points)18.2% (±2.3 points)29.4% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$920 (±$625)$934 (±$41)$1,062 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$107,096 (±$25,105)$78,083 (±$4,394)$71,957 (±$352)$80,734
Median home value$313,600 (±$99,284)$219,400 (±$9,316)$218,200 (±$739)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,604 (±$509)$1,537 (±$99)$1,614 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198056.3% (±20.7 points)50.6% (±3.9 points)55.0% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute31.6 minutes (±5.2)22.6 minutes (±1.1)24.1 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband84.0% (±14.2 points)89.5% (±1.7 points)89.9% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents43.3 years (±10.0)41.3 years (±1.0)38.1 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Washington Township (Whitley County) covers 35.5 square miles of land, about 35 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Washington Township (Whitley County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,072 (±233)1,255 (±415)+17.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units426 (±79)492 (±137)+15.5%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$784 (±$19)$920 (±$625)+17.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$167,300 (±$30,406)$313,600 (±$99,284)+87.4%Up after inflation
Median household income$71,667 (±$14,134)$107,096 (±$25,105)+49.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,330 (±$193)$1,438 (±$202)+8.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,205 (±$164)$1,604 (±$509)+33.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent12.3% (±9.3 points)5.1% (±4.9 points)−7.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±41.5 points)0.0% (±65.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

ZIP codes in Washington Township (Whitley County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
4672513%23,297$968$228,900$79,526
4678713%4,031$765$166,600$62,242

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Washington Township (Whitley County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Jefferson Township (Whitley County)6.1 mi—$274,3002.3%
Clear Creek Township (Huntington County)6.1 mi—$298,1001.2%
Cleveland Township (Whitley County)6.1 mi$750$164,20019.2%
South Whitley6.2 mi$771$134,10024.6%
Columbia Township (Whitley County)6.6 mi$941$200,60029.1%
Warren Township (Huntington County)7.7 mi—$207,1002.8%
Columbia City8.7 mi$963$189,10035.0%
Jackson Township (Huntington County)8.8 mi$831$227,10016.0%

Places in Indiana most like Washington Township (Whitley County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Nineveh Township$1,013$265,000$91,4773.0%
Franklin Township (Hendricks County)$873$247,400$104,5003.5%
Jackson Township (Newton County)$1,083$260,900$93,7799.6%
Clay Township (Bartholomew County)$979$239,800$89,6887.8%
Jackson Township (Clay County)$952$226,700$95,59010.7%
Scott Township (Montgomery County)$953$262,600$105,63712.3%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Indiana.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Washington Township (Whitley County), fiscal year 2027

Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,025$1,026$1,248$1,534$1,679

HUD income limits for Washington Township (Whitley County), fiscal year 2026

Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,000$33,300$53,300
2 people$22,850$38,050$60,900
3 people$27,320$42,800$68,500
4 people$33,000$47,550$76,100
5 people$38,680$51,400$82,200
6 people$44,360$55,200$88,300
7 people$50,040$59,000$94,400
8 people$55,720$62,800$100,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $95,100.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Washington Township (Whitley County)

What is the median household income in Washington Township (Whitley County)?

The median household income in Washington Township (Whitley County) is $107,096 (±$25,105) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Washington Township (Whitley County), IN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $313,600 (±$99,284) for owner-occupied homes in Washington Township (Whitley County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Washington Township (Whitley County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Washington Township (Whitley County), IN is $1,438 (±$202) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Washington Township (Whitley County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Washington Township (Whitley County), IN is $1,604 (±$509) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Washington Township (Whitley County)?

Washington Township (Whitley County), IN has an estimated 492 (±137) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Washington Township (Whitley County)?

56.3% of homes in Washington Township (Whitley County), IN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Washington Township (Whitley County) growing?

In Washington Township (Whitley County), the number of residents went from 1,072 in 2015–2019 to 1,255 in 2020–2024 (+17.1%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Washington Township (Whitley County)?

The ZIP codes that cover Washington Township (Whitley County) are 46725, 46787.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 46725?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 46725 is $968 (±$40) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Washington township, Whitley County, Indiana (county subdivision:81152, in state:18 county:183).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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