Hightowers township, Caswell County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 50.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 1,557 (all rural)
| Males: 774 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 783 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,540 (1,280 owner occupied, 260 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Hightowers township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 75.6%
- Black: 22.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.54
| Hightowers township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Hightowers township: | $35,632 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $384 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,351 (it was $74,300 in 2000)
| : | $99,351 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 31 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Hightowers township include: Griers Church (A), Hebron Church (B), Hyco Church (C), Allens Chapel (D), Lea Bethel Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Warrens Chapel (G), Prospect Hill Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Cooper Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Carvers Lake (A), Morgans Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coneys Creek (A), Sugartree Creek (B), Panther Branch (C), Negro Creek (D), Lynch Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Hightowers 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, 72% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1101
- Northeast: 46
- Midwest: 0
- South: 294
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 474
- Mobile homes: 167
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,900
Housing units in Hightowers township with a mortgage: 128 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 114
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Apparel (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Customer service representatives (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Therapists (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hightowers township:
- United States or American (32.7%)
- English (8.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.7%)
- German (4.2%)
- Irish (3.0%)
- Scottish (1.9%)
- European (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 576 (80%)
- Carpooled: 105 (15%)
- Walked: 9 (1%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (2%)
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.8% of residents of Hightowers township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,457- In family households: 1,324 (403 male householders, 53 female householders)
372 spouses, 352 children (328 natural, 4 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 11 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 133 (43 male householders (43 living alone)), 90 female householders (90 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 246 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 98 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 133 1-person,
266 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (9 men, 40 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 10.3% |
| 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: 19
| Here: | 32.8% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |