French Broad township, Buncombe County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 22.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 5,597 (35% urban, 65% rural)
| Males: 3,023 |  (54.0%) |
| Females: 2,574 |  (46.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,044 (4,306 owner occupied, 738 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in French Broad township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.5%
- Black: 3.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.53
| French Broad township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| French Broad township: | $46,431 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $735 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $193,500 (it was $102,200 in 2000)
| : | $193,500 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $278,735
Here: $278,735 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $217,339
Here: $217,339 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $217,851
Here: $217,851 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,268
Here: $171,268 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,555
Here: $187,555 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $72,404
Here: $72,404 State: $64,697
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $652,076
Here: $652,076 State: $131,724
| Population density: 247 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 0.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in French Broad township include: Jones View Church (A), Alexander Chapel (B), Mount Sheba Church (C), Cedar Hill Church (D), Oak Grove Church (E), Oak Ridge Church (F), Pleasant Hill Church (G), Flint Hill Church (H), French Broad Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Garrison Cemetery (1), Ashelawn Gardens (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flat Creek (A), Blue Branch (B), Blevin Branch (C), Reems Creek (D), Whittington Branch (E), Whittier Branch (F), White Branch (G), Wagner Branch (H), Sheppard Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of French Broad township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 380
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 40
- South: 0
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
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
People in group quarters in French Broad township, North Carolina:
- 398 people in state prisons
- 149 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in French Broad township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Food (15%)
- Construction (10%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Textile mills and textile products (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Carpenters (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in French Broad township:
- German (49.8%)
- United States or American (26.0%)
- Norwegian (6.9%)
- Pennsylvania German (6.9%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- English (2.4%)
- Czech (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 91 (49%)
- Carpooled: 18 (10%)
- Walked: 16 (9%)
- Other means: 16 (9%)
- Worked at home: 44 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Wood (29%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (3%)
People in group quarters in French Broad township, North Carolina:
- 398 people in state prisons
- 149 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
86.2% of residents of French Broad township speak English at home.
13.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 431- In family households: 416 (111 male householders, 6 female householders)
108 spouses, 165 children (158 natural, 3 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 15 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
920 married couples with children.
219 single-parent households (61 men, 158 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 12.1% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |