Carey's Flat township, Avery County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 43.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 177 (all rural)
| Males: 84 |  (47.5%) |
| Females: 93 |  (52.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 177 (169 owner occupied, 8 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Carey's Flat township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 38.6
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.42
| Carey's Flat township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Carey's Flat township: | $36,628 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $556 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $141,442 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
| : | $141,442 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Carey's Flat township include: New Hopewell Church (A), Hopkins Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Gragg Cemetery (1), Cary Flat Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Coffey Trout Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hull Branch (A), Gragg Prong (B), Flat Land Branch (C), Crusher Branch (D), Chestnut Cove Branch (E), Cary Flat Branch (F), North Harper Creek (G), Bucks Timber Creek (H), Bee Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Carey's Flat township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 421
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 43
- South: 0
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 220
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Carey's Flat township with a mortgage: 85 (0 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carey's Flat township:
- German (42.4%)
- Irish (22.5%)
- United States or American (14.9%)
- English (7.3%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
- Czech (3.2%)
- Syrian (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 214 (73%)
- Carpooled: 65 (22%)
- Worked at home: 16 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Wood (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 469- In family households: 381 (121 male householders, 22 female householders)
129 spouses, 96 children (92 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 88 (43 male householders (42 living alone)), 24 female householders (8 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 16 2-persons, 1 5-persons,
33 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (6 men, 2 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: 7
| Here: | 28.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |