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Island Creek township, Duplin County, North Carolina (NC)

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Island Creek township, NC map Land area: 93.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 8,542 (43% urban, 57% rural)
Males: 4,022  (47.1%)
Females: 4,520  (52.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 8,405 (5,707 owner occupied, 2,698 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  32%
State:  31%


Races in Island Creek township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 47.7%
  • Black: 37.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.2%
  • Two or more races: 0.4%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 38.4

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Average household size: 2.56

Island Creek township:  2.6 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Average family size: 3.04

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,113 ($27,292 in 1999)
This township:  $31,113
North Carolina:  $44,670

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $387 (lower quartile is $259, upper quartile is $460)
Here:  $387
State:  $532

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,578 (it was $72,200 in 2000)
Island Creek township:  $109,578
North Carolina:  $145,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,303 - $157,493

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $152,292
Here:  $152,292
State:  $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,834
Here:  $109,834
State:  $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $81,433
Here:  $81,433
State:  $153,934

Mobile homes: $35,243
Here:  $35,243
State:  $45,354
Population density: 91 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  20.6%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  9.3%
Whole state:  5.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,007 (13% naturalized citizens)

Island Creek township:  11.8%
State:  5.3%

65% of Island Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in North Carolina.


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

  • This state: 6433
  • Northeast: 421
  • Midwest: 157
  • South: 361
  • West: 84

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,400

Island Creek township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Island Creek township, North Carolina
  • 70 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,406
  • One, attached: 41
  • Two: 101
  • 3 or 4: 54
  • 5 to 9: 26
  • 10 to 19: 9
  • 20 to 49: 24
  • 50 or more: 45
  • Mobile homes: 991

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,400


Housing units in Island Creek township with a mortgage: 864 (189 second mortgage, 60 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 755



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 157
  • 1995 to 1998: 351
  • 1990 to 1994: 267
  • 1980 to 1989: 619
  • 1970 to 1979: 680
  • 1960 to 1969: 497
  • 1950 to 1959: 484
  • 1940 to 1949: 227
  • 1939 or earlier: 415


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Island Creek township, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 97
  • 4 rooms: 187
  • 5 rooms: 574
  • 6 rooms: 700
  • 7 rooms: 340
  • 8 rooms: 223
  • 9 or more rooms: 201



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Island Creek township, North Carolina:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 49
  • 3 rooms: 152
  • 4 rooms: 237
  • 5 rooms: 258
  • 6 rooms: 160
  • 7 rooms: 76
  • 8 rooms: 17
  • 9 or more rooms: 2



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Island Creek township:
  • no bedroom: 15
  • 1 bedroom: 44
  • 2 bedrooms: 392
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,517
  • 4 bedrooms: 270
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 94



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Island Creek township:
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedroom: 159
  • 2 bedrooms: 402
  • 3 bedrooms: 364
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Island Creek township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 156
  • 1 vehicle: 742
  • 2 vehicles: 850
  • 3 vehicles: 411
  • 4 vehicles: 78
  • 5 or more vehicles: 95



Cars and other vehicles available in Island Creek township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 194
  • 1 vehicle: 414
  • 2 vehicles: 253
  • 3 vehicles: 62
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10



Owners and renters by unit type in %


Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Food (12%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Island Creek township:
  • United States or American (15.9%)
  • English (4.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
  • Irish (4.1%)
  • German (3.3%)
  • Scottish (1.8%)
  • African (1.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Honduras (70%)
  • Mexico (15%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Vietnam (2%)
  • Egypt (2%)
  • Israel (2%)
  • Poland (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 2,753 (75%)
  • Carpooled: 715 (19%)
  • Bicycle: 1 (0%)
  • Walked: 45 (1%)
  • Other means: 95 (3%)
  • Worked at home: 58 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Island Creek township, North Carolina
  • 70 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in other group homes

86.2% of residents of Island Creek township speak English at home.
12.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (23% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 36% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (20% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 8,350
  • In family households: 7,292 (1,634 male householders, 705 female householders)
    1,577 spouses, 2,426 children (2,214 natural, 46 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 274 grandchildren, 201 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 232 other relatives, 167 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,058 (343 male householders (304 living alone)), 607 female householders (561 living alone)), 108 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 134 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 982 2-persons, 578 3-persons, 465 4-persons, 176 5-persons, 34 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 865 1-person, 65 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,142 married couples with children.
663 single-parent households (130 men, 533 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71
Here:  7.1%
North Carolina:  8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here:  2.4%
North Carolina:  6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
Here:  9.3%
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 Island Creek township:

  

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