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%

Cities in this township include: Wallace, Greenevers, Teachey.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Island Creek township include: Jones Chapel, Rockfish Church, Poston Church, Elder Chapel, Northeast Church.

Cemetery: Clay Hill Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Paget Branch, Elder Creek, Cypress Creek, Cooks Branch, Maxwell Creek, Stocking Head Creek, Little Rockfish Creek, Muddy Creek, Island Creek.

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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