Brushy Fork township, Watauga County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (41% naturalized citizens)
| Brushy Fork township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
51% of Brushy Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2169
- Northeast: 141
- Midwest: 212
- South: 546
- West: 85
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $215,900
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Brushy Fork township, North Carolina:
- 25 people in nursing homes
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,036
- One, attached: 57
- Two: 96
- 3 or 4: 116
- 5 to 9: 114
- 10 to 19: 62
- 20 to 49: 66
- 50 or more: 27
- Mobile homes: 172
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Brushy Fork township with a mortgage: 401 (20 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 251
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Construction (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Postsecondary teachers (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brushy Fork township:
- United States or American (18.7%)
- English (16.8%)
- German (13.0%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.7%)
- Scottish (5.5%)
- European (3.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Jordan (22%)
- Germany (18%)
- Greece (14%)
- Ukraine (12%)
- Philippines (8%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Mexico (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,502 (83%)
- Carpooled: 209 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 23 (1%)
- Walked: 14 (1%)
- Worked at home: 61 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
People in group quarters in Brushy Fork township, North Carolina:
- 25 people in nursing homes
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
94.7% of residents of Brushy Fork township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 54% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English well, 63% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,221- In family households: 2,265 (668 male householders, 148 female householders)
680 spouses, 673 children (638 natural, 0 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 17 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 956 (327 male householders (204 living alone)), 316 female householders (204 living alone)), 313 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 36 (27 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 430 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 174 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 408 1-person, 181 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
402 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (27 men, 65 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 2.7% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 3.4% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
| Here: | 3.8% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |