Gum Neck township, Tyrrell County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Gum Neck township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
87% of Gum Neck township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 386
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 15
- South: 42
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 147
- Mobile homes: 114
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,900
Housing units in Gum Neck township with a mortgage: 36 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Construction (23%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Food (3%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Public administration (21%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (19%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gum Neck township:
- United States or American (52.8%)
- English (12.9%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- Scottish (6.7%)
- German (1.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 126 (62%)
- Carpooled: 50 (25%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (3%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 17 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- No fuel used (2%)
98.4% of residents of Gum Neck township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 460- In family households: 405 (104 male householders, 31 female householders)
110 spouses, 143 children (119 natural, 9 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 55 (39 male householders (39 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person,
74 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (1 men, 22 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% |