Egypt township, Yancey County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 23.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 677 (all rural)
| Males: 329 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 348 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 677 (598 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Egypt township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
Median age of males: 45.2
Median age of females: 45.2
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Average household size: 2.23
| Egypt township: | 2.2 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Egypt township: | $38,223 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $438 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,716 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
| : | $135,716 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 29 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.8% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Egypt township: Bald Mountain Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Fender Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Higgins Creek (A), Hensley Branch (B), Hawk Branch (C), Patsy Creek (D), Cynthia Branch (E), Bald Mountain Creek (F), Lottie Creek (G), Long Branch (H), Jim Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Egypt township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 481
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 46
- South: 84
- West: 33
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 408
- 3 or 4: 31
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 72
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Egypt township with a mortgage: 48 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
- Construction (18%)
- Machinery (14%)
- Textile mills and textile products (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Special education teachers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Egypt township:
- United States or American (48.0%)
- English (24.6%)
- Irish (10.2%)
- Scottish (3.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.4%)
- German (2.6%)
- French Canadian (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 225 (73%)
- Carpooled: 76 (25%)
- Worked at home: 7 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (66%)
- Wood (19%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
98.4% of residents of Egypt township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 657- In family households: 530 (132 male householders, 60 female householders)
164 spouses, 151 children (151 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 6 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 127 (60 male householders (48 living alone)), 50 female householders (45 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person, 17 2-persons,
105 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (1 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |