Great Swamp township, Wayne County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 29.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,820 (all rural)
Males: 893 | (49.1%) |
Females: 927 | (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,816 (1,487 owner occupied, 329 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Great Swamp township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 87.9%
- Black: 8.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.55
Great Swamp township: | 2.5 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
Great Swamp township: | $42,193 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $545 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $117,700 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
: | $117,700 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Population density: 62 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 7.0% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
This township: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Great Swamp township include: Union Grove Church (A), Memorial Church (B), White Oak Church (C), Pinkney Missionary Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Aycock Millpond (A), Sasser Millpond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brandy Branch (A), White Oak Swamp (B), Juniper Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Great Swamp township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1589
- Northeast: 32
- Midwest: 63
- South: 130
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 524
- Mobile homes: 322
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,700
Housing units in Great Swamp township with a mortgage: 159 (4 second mortgage, 35 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 136
- Construction (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Customer service representatives (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Postsecondary teachers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Great Swamp township:
- United States or American (49.5%)
- English (12.0%)
- Italian (3.8%)
- German (3.6%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 748 (81%)
- Carpooled: 89 (10%)
- Walked: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 82 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (43%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (3%)
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.8% of residents of Great Swamp township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (11% speak English very well, 89% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,837- In family households: 1,506 (411 male householders, 73 female householders)
455 spouses, 492 children (414 natural, 0 adopted, 78 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 25 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 331 (151 male householders (118 living alone)), 112 female householders (100 living alone)), 68 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 199 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 96 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 218 1-person, 37 2-persons, 8 4-persons,
319 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (15 men, 54 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here: | 5.1% |
North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here: | 9.2% |
North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
North Carolina: | 20.2% |