Walnut Grove township, Granville County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 66.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 2,296 (all rural)
Males: 1,145 | (49.9%) |
Females: 1,151 | (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,288 (1,846 owner occupied, 442 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Walnut Grove township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 58.5%
- Black: 35.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.67
Walnut Grove township: | 2.7 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
Walnut Grove township: | $49,141 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $543 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $137,725 (it was $88,100 in 2000)
: | $137,725 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 7.3% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
This township: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Goshen (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Walnut Grove township include: Goshen Chapel (A), White Rock Church (B), New Cornith Church (C), Sharon Church (D), Saint Stephens Church (E), New Hope Church (F), Mount Zion Church (G), River Zion Church (H), Goshen Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Briggs Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Cub Creek (A), Fox Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Walnut Grove township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% 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: 1889
- Northeast: 105
- Midwest: 98
- South: 227
- West: 33
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
8 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 617
- One, attached: 8
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 7
- 10 to 19: 7
- Mobile homes: 321
Median worth of mobile homes: $67,900
Housing units in Walnut Grove township with a mortgage: 154 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 174
- Construction (13%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Textile mills and textile products (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut Grove township:
- United States or American (17.5%)
- Irish (9.5%)
- German (5.1%)
- English (3.5%)
- African (3.3%)
- Scottish (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 954 (87%)
- Carpooled: 108 (10%)
- Walked: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Wood (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
8 people in nursing homes
98.8% of residents of Walnut Grove township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,330- In family households: 2,089 (508 male householders, 169 female householders)
473 spouses, 614 children (558 natural, 0 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 168 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 54 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 241 (95 male householders (78 living alone)), 121 female householders (114 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 22 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 286 2-persons, 199 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 192 1-person, 24 2-persons,
367 married couples with children.
120 single-parent households (37 men, 83 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here: | 7.2% |
North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here: | 4.6% |
North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here: | 39.4% |
North Carolina: | 20.2% |