South Mills township, Camden County, North Carolina (NC)

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South Mills township, NC map Land area: 118.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,318 (all rural)

Males: 1,160	(50.0%)
Females: 1,158	(50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,318 (1,988 owner occupied, 330 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	31%

Races in South Mills township:

White Non-Hispanic: 79.0%
Black: 18.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.5%
Two or more races: 1.5%

Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.9

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Average household size: 2.56

South Mills township:	2.6 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,480 ($39,018 in 1999)

This township:	$44,480
North Carolina:	$44,670

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $408 (lower quartile is $257, upper quartile is $635)

Here:	$408
State:	$532

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $147,430 (it was $93,900 in 2000)

South Mills township:	$147,430
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,585 - $196,409

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $173,479
Here: $173,479
State: $217,106

Mobile homes: $57,593
Here: $57,593
State: $45,354

Population density: 20 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	11.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Joyce Creek.

51% of South Mills township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in North Carolina.

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

This state: 1142
Northeast: 140
Midwest: 159
South: 879
West: 30

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

South Mills township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 837
Two: 5
5 to 9: 7
Mobile homes: 155

Median worth of mobile homes: $71,600

Housing units in South Mills township with a mortgage: 356 (49 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 263

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 163
1990 to 1994: 85
1980 to 1989: 119
1970 to 1979: 126
1960 to 1969: 158
1950 to 1959: 89
1940 to 1949: 84
1939 or earlier: 136

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Mills township, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 60 5 rooms: 198 6 rooms: 212 7 rooms: 164 8 rooms: 59 9 or more rooms: 87

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Mills township, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 16 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 15 5 rooms: 38 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Mills township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 171 3 bedrooms: 460 4 bedrooms: 122 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Mills township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 45 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in South Mills township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 192 2 vehicles: 330 3 vehicles: 99 4 vehicles: 105 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in South Mills township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 58 2 vehicles: 32 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (15%)
Construction (14%)
Public administration (11%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Utilities (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (17%)
Public administration (12%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in South Mills township:

United States or American (18.1%)
English (16.9%)
Scotch-Irish (7.8%)
Irish (5.4%)
Italian (4.2%)
German (3.8%)
Welsh (2.4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 935 (82%)
Carpooled: 137 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (1%)
Walked: 19 (2%)
Worked at home: 36 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%) Wood (2%)

96.5% of residents of South Mills township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,364

In family households: 2,105 (576 male householders, 122 female householders)
577 spouses, 619 children (582 natural, 17 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 102 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 259 (99 male householders (79 living alone)), 108 female householders (94 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 296 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 173 1-person, 27 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

388 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (28 men, 48 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	5.0%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	29.2%
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 South Mills township:

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