Little Coharie township, Sampson County, North Carolina (NC)

Back to: Sampson County, North Carolina (NC), All US cities.

Little Coharie township, NC map Land area: 69.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 6,061 (all rural)

Males: 2,982	(49.2%)
Females: 3,079	(50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,052 (4,617 owner occupied, 1,435 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	31%

Races in Little Coharie township:

White Non-Hispanic: 70.0%
Black: 24.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.4%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 37.9

Average houshold size: 2.54
Average family size: 2.94

Discuss North Carolina on our huge forum. We have over 1 million posts!

Population density: 88 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	17.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	6.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Cities in this township include: Roseboro, Autryville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Little Coharie township include: Universal Church, Brick Mill Church, Mill Creek Church, Long Branch Church, Pleasant Union Church, Elizabeth Church, Peniel Church, Harmony Church.

Cemeteries: Home Cemetery, Hollywood Cemetery, Spell Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Halls Pond, Howard Pond.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rye Swamp, Big Swamp, Betty Branch, Bearskin Swamp, Mulatto Branch, Moccasin Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 112 (21% naturalized citizens)

Little Coharie township:	1.8%
State:	5.3%

65% of Little Coharie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in North Carolina.

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

This state: 4924
Northeast: 449
Midwest: 127
South: 364
West: 84

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000

Little Coharie 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: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

9 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,734
One, attached: 16
Two: 52
3 or 4: 63
5 to 9: 19
10 to 19: 15
Mobile homes: 795

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100

Housing units in Little Coharie township with a mortgage: 538 (19 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 563

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 137
1995 to 1998: 230
1990 to 1994: 208
1980 to 1989: 376
1970 to 1979: 568
1960 to 1969: 251
1950 to 1959: 350
1940 to 1949: 253
1939 or earlier: 321

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Little Coharie township, North Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 60
4 rooms: 177
5 rooms: 530
6 rooms: 527
7 rooms: 303
8 rooms: 124
9 or more rooms: 125

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Little Coharie township, North Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 42
3 rooms: 56
4 rooms: 124
5 rooms: 136
6 rooms: 110
7 rooms: 61
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Little Coharie township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 30
2 bedrooms: 471
3 bedrooms: 1,151
4 bedrooms: 178
5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Little Coharie township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 81
2 bedrooms: 227
3 bedrooms: 223
4 bedrooms: 17
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Little Coharie township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 120
1 vehicle: 476
2 vehicles: 760
3 vehicles: 341
4 vehicles: 114
5 or more vehicles: 44

Cars and other vehicles available in Little Coharie township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 127
1 vehicle: 241
2 vehicles: 137
3 vehicles: 33
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Public administration (4%)
Food (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Apparel (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Little Coharie township:

United States or American (25.5%)
English (7.0%)
German (2.9%)
Irish (2.4%)
European (1.6%)
Scottish (1.6%)
Italian (1.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (76%)
South Africa (8%)
Honduras (5%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)
Jamaica (4%)
Nicaragua (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,157 (79%)
Carpooled: 389 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 65 (2%)
Other means: 61 (2%)
Worked at home: 54 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (48%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Utility gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (2%)

9 people in other group homes

96.6% of residents of Little Coharie township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 29% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,097

In family households: 5,302 (1,207 male householders, 548 female householders)
1,303 spouses, 1,780 children (1,627 natural, 18 adopted, 135 stepchildren), 197 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 43 parents, 49 other relatives, 142 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 795 (301 male householders (241 living alone)), 362 female householders (327 living alone)), 132 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 762 2-persons, 451 3-persons, 356 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 568 1-person, 74 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 1 6-persons.

864 married couples with children.
464 single-parent households (95 men, 369 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	0.8%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	2.2%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27

Here:	13.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Little Coharie township:

Back to: Sampson County, North Carolina (NC), All US cities, Our forum.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2007 Advameg, Inc.