Reems Creek township, Buncombe County, North Carolina (NC)

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Reems Creek township, NC map Land area: 39.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 8,706 (52% urban, 48% rural)

Males: 4,250	(48.8%)
Females: 4,456	(51.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 8,700 (7,143 owner occupied, 1,557 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	31%

Races in Reems Creek township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.5%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.2%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 42.1

Average houshold size: 2.41
Average family size: 2.82

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Population density: 221 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	23.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

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

This township:	10.0%
Whole state:	5.5%

Cities in this township include: Weaverville.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Reems Creek township include: Union Valley Church, Union Chapel, Boyds Union Chapel, Brittain Cove Church, Browns Chapel, Clarks Chapel, Long Chapel, Reems Creek Church, Rays Chapel.

Cemeteries: Ballard Cemetery, Capps Cemetery, Bradley Cemetery, Brank Cemetery.

Reservoir: Woodfin Reservoir.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gill Branch, Ox Creek, Laurel Fork, Dick Branch, Maney Branch, Sugarcamp Fork, Jimmy Branch, Herron Cove Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 29 (48% naturalized citizens)

Reems Creek township:	0.3%
State:	5.3%

52% of Reems Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in North Carolina.

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

This state: 1306
Northeast: 22
Midwest: 130
South: 249
West: 123

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,800

Reems Creek township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 637
One, attached: 4
Two: 16
3 or 4: 19
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 3
20 to 49: 11
Mobile homes: 115

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000

Housing units in Reems Creek township with a mortgage: 200 (15 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 209

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 53
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 138
1970 to 1979: 154
1960 to 1969: 129
1950 to 1959: 84
1940 to 1949: 72
1939 or earlier: 115

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Reems Creek township, North Carolina:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 81
5 rooms: 178
6 rooms: 155
7 rooms: 56
8 rooms: 33
9 or more rooms: 20

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reems Creek township, North Carolina:

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 37
4 rooms: 63
5 rooms: 62
6 rooms: 26
7 rooms: 7
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Reems Creek township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 18
2 bedrooms: 144
3 bedrooms: 314
4 bedrooms: 53
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Reems Creek township:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 96
3 bedrooms: 63
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Reems Creek township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 29
1 vehicle: 119
2 vehicles: 273
3 vehicles: 76
4 vehicles: 30
5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Reems Creek township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 34
1 vehicle: 104
2 vehicles: 59
3 vehicles: 13
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Reems Creek township:

United States or American (25.7%)
Irish (15.5%)
English (13.9%)
German (9.5%)
Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Dutch (1.8%)

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

Portugal (24%)
Japan (21%)
Canada (21%)
India (14%)
Germany (7%)
Italy (7%)
Vietnam (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 585 (77%)
Carpooled: 137 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Walked: 19 (3%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 11 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (60%)
Electricity (26%)
Wood (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

96.4% of residents of Reems Creek township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (31% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 42% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 83% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,821

In family households: 1,551 (411 male householders, 109 female householders)
422 spouses, 521 children (455 natural, 20 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 21 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 270 (94 male householders (80 living alone)), 130 female householders (116 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 45 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 196 1-person, 15 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,423 married couples with children.
377 single-parent households (79 men, 298 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15

Here:	6.4%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	3.4%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	20.2%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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