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Ellendale township, Alexander County, North Carolina (NC)

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Ellendale township, NC map Land area: 40.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,482 (all rural)

Males: 1,751  (50.3%)
Females: 1,731  (49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,471 (2,832 owner occupied, 639 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  18%
State:  31%


Races in Ellendale township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 93.0%
  • Black: 3.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.7%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 37.0

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Average household size: 2.58

Ellendale township:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Average family size: 2.98

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,760 ($31,369 in 1999)
This township:  $35,760
North Carolina:  $44,670

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $349 (lower quartile is $272, upper quartile is $401)
Here:  $349
State:  $532

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,311 (it was $65,800 in 2000)
Ellendale township:  $103,311
North Carolina:  $145,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,439 - $144,552

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $144,673
Here:  $144,673
State:  $217,106

Mobile homes: $29,155
Here:  $29,155
State:  $45,354
Population density: 85 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  15.6%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  5.6%
Whole state:  5.5%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Ellendale township include: Mount Herman Church, Saint Lukes Church, Dover Church, Oxford Memorial Church.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lambert Fork, Spring Creek, Stirewalt Creek, Beaver Branch, White Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 683 (21% naturalized citizens)

Ellendale township:  19.6%
State:  5.3%

48% of Ellendale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in North Carolina.


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

  • This state: 4304
  • Northeast: 90
  • Midwest: 527
  • South: 755
  • West: 652

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $127,700

Ellendale township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,188
  • One, attached: 16
  • Two: 141
  • 3 or 4: 47
  • 5 to 9: 111
  • 10 to 19: 46
  • 20 to 49: 37
  • Mobile homes: 358

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,900


Housing units in Ellendale township with a mortgage: 912 (29 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 547



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 68
  • 1995 to 1998: 215
  • 1990 to 1994: 297
  • 1980 to 1989: 562
  • 1970 to 1979: 679
  • 1960 to 1969: 523
  • 1950 to 1959: 206
  • 1940 to 1949: 130
  • 1939 or earlier: 264


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellendale township, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 10
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 49
  • 4 rooms: 242
  • 5 rooms: 648
  • 6 rooms: 450
  • 7 rooms: 195
  • 8 rooms: 79
  • 9 or more rooms: 146



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellendale township, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 29
  • 2 rooms: 38
  • 3 rooms: 141
  • 4 rooms: 305
  • 5 rooms: 267
  • 6 rooms: 38
  • 7 rooms: 26
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ellendale township:
  • no bedroom: 10
  • 1 bedroom: 41
  • 2 bedrooms: 455
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,108
  • 4 bedrooms: 176
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 37



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellendale township:
  • no bedroom: 45
  • 1 bedroom: 181
  • 2 bedrooms: 415
  • 3 bedrooms: 194
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Ellendale township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 93
  • 1 vehicle: 472
  • 2 vehicles: 852
  • 3 vehicles: 283
  • 4 vehicles: 88
  • 5 or more vehicles: 39



Cars and other vehicles available in Ellendale township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 119
  • 1 vehicle: 442
  • 2 vehicles: 191
  • 3 vehicles: 34
  • 4 vehicles: 20
  • 5 or more vehicles: 38



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Most common industries for males:
  • Food (17%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Food (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Food processing workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ellendale township:
  • United States or American (31.8%)
  • Irish (11.5%)
  • German (7.8%)
  • English (6.4%)
  • Scottish (2.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
  • French (except Basque) (1.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (66%)
  • El Salvador (29%)
  • Honduras (1%)
  • Guatemala (1%)
  • Germany (1%)
  • Philippines (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,384 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 487 (16%)
  • Walked: 114 (4%)
  • Other means: 44 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 45 (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (50%)
  • Utility gas (41%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

87.7% of residents of Ellendale township speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 6,915
  • In family households: 6,115 (1,501 male householders, 433 female householders)
    1,469 spouses, 2,193 children (1,969 natural, 49 adopted, 175 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 93 other relatives, 160 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 800 (226 male householders (186 living alone)), 485 female householders (460 living alone)), 89 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 124 (119 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 838 2-persons, 412 3-persons, 441 4-persons, 159 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 646 1-person, 52 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

617 married couples with children.
171 single-parent households (52 men, 119 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Here:  5.0%
North Carolina:  8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here:  3.5%
North Carolina:  6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28
Here:  15.6%
North Carolina:  20.2%


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)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ellendale township:

  

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