Elizabethtown, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,714 (Urban population: 3,441 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 273 (all nonfarm))

Elizabethtown, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,655 (1,469 occupied: 868 owner occupied, 601 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	31%

Housing density: 361 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $225 (lower quartile is $125, upper quartile is $347)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $216

Median gross rent in Elizabethtown, NC in 2007: $335

Housing units in Elizabethtown with a mortgage: 301 (0 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 419

Elizabethtown,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $85,673 (it was $58,900 in 2000)

Elizabethtown:	$85,673
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,304 - $137,755

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $112,826
Here: $112,826
State: $217,106

In 2-unit structures: $257,735
Here: $257,735
State: $153,934

Mobile homes: $32,426
Here: $32,426
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,077

In family households: 2,360 (457 male householders, 347 female householders)
419 spouses, 901 children (849 natural, 15 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 19 other relatives, 56 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 717 (257 male householders (214 living alone)), 395 female householders (387 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 298 (290 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 380 2-persons, 229 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 601 1-person, 43 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

396 married couples with children.
301 single-parent households (42 men, 259 women).

96.6% of residents of Elizabethtown speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 41 (1.2%)
(46.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Elizabethtown, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 166 6 rooms: 212 7 rooms: 162 8 rooms: 136 9 or more rooms: 102

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elizabethtown, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 138 4 rooms: 192 5 rooms: 116 6 rooms: 54 7 rooms: 38 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 45
1990 to 1994: 190
1980 to 1989: 259
1970 to 1979: 503
1960 to 1969: 236
1950 to 1959: 140
1940 to 1949: 145
1939 or earlier: 122

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Elizabethtown:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 24 2 bedrooms: 118 3 bedrooms: 508 4 bedrooms: 160 5 or more bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Elizabethtown:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 287 2 bedrooms: 145 3 bedrooms: 150 4 bedrooms: 11 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Elizabethtown in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 301 2 vehicles: 298 3 vehicles: 165 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Elizabethtown in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 196 1 vehicle: 368 2 vehicles: 27 3 vehicles: 10 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Elizabethtown, NC:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 19
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 12
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 44
$50,000 to $59,999: 54
$60,000 to $69,999: 55
$70,000 to $79,999: 81
$80,000 to $89,999: 119
$90,000 to $99,999: 68
$100,000 to $124,999: 82
$125,000 to $149,999: 77
$150,000 to $174,999: 40
$175,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 to $249,999: 61
$250,000 to $299,999: 25
$300,000 to $399,999: 36
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Elizabethtown rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Elizabethtown:

Less than $100: 178 people
$100 to $149: 50
$150 to $199: 23
$200 to $249: 39
$250 to $299: 23
$300 to $349: 69
$350 to $399: 62
$400 to $449: 38
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 14
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 6
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 61

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 13 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 19

Elizabethtown, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0%
Number of people working at home: 41 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 81
5 to 9 minutes: 440
10 to 14 minutes: 128
15 to 19 minutes: 86
20 to 24 minutes: 101
25 to 29 minutes: 18
30 to 34 minutes: 84
35 to 39 minutes: 22
40 to 44 minutes: 30
45 to 59 minutes: 47
60 to 89 minutes: 90
90 or more minutes: 36

Elizabethtown mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 987 (82%)
Carpooled: 131 (11%)
Walked: 37 (3%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 41 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 365
$10,000 to $14,999: 145
$15,000 to $19,999: 134
$20,000 to $24,999: 140
$25,000 to $29,999: 90
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $44,999: 90
$45,000 to $49,999: 48
$50,000 to $59,999: 63
$60,000 to $74,999: 121
$75,000 to $99,999: 71
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1218

United States or American: 221

Scotch-Irish: 207

English: 156

Irish: 126

Polish: 82

Scottish: 55

Subsaharan African:: 47

African: 47

Dutch: 25

German: 22

Lebanese: 19

Arab:: 19

Swedish: 19

British: 18

Welsh: 17

Slovak: 12

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

Mexico (54%)
United Kingdom (46%)

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

This state: 2845
Northeast: 221
Midwest: 29
South: 223
West: 16

69% of Elizabethtown residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 59
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 82
High school graduate (or equivalency): 271
Less than 1 year of college: 60
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 133
Associate degree: 47
Bachelor's degree: 193
Master's degree: 41
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 101
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 78
High school graduate (or equivalency): 360
Less than 1 year of college: 116
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 258
Associate degree: 66
Bachelor's degree: 172
Master's degree: 26
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,216
Black householders: $18,292
Some other race householders: $17,510
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,998

Elizabethtown household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Elizabethtown household income for Black householders

Elizabethtown household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Elizabethtown marital status for males

Elizabethtown marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,875
Black or African American householders: $73,002
Hispanic or Latino householders: $129,274

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,152
One, attached: 20
Two: 84
3 or 4: 163
5 to 9: 55
20 to 49: 39
Mobile homes: 142

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,833

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Elizabethtown:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (50%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (68%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	1.8%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	6.8%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	14.1%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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