Crabtree township, Yancey County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 28.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,148 (all rural)
| Males: 1,563 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 1,585 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,148 (2,645 owner occupied, 503 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Crabtree township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 41.0
Median age of females: 42.8
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Average household size: 2.41
| Crabtree township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.85
| Crabtree township: | $38,223 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $438 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,716 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
| : | $135,716 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 112 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Crabtree township include: Newdale Church (A), Martin Chapel (B), Crabtree Church (C), Crabtree Chapel (D), Clay Mound Church (E), Young Chapel (F), Shoal Creek Church (G), Plum Branch Church (H), Pleasant Gap Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hughes Cemetery (1), Hensley Cemetery (2), Boone Cemetery (3), Young Cemetery (4), Wyatt Cemetery (5), Wilson Cemetery (6), Will Young Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Deneen Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: George Fork (A), Cane Branch (B), Blue Rock Branch (C), Bearwallow Branch (D), Ayles Creek (E), Mine Branch (F), Long Branch (G), Little Crabtree Creek (H), Lily Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Crabtree township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 326
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 30
- South: 0
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 154
- Mobile homes: 5
Housing units in Crabtree township with a mortgage: 54 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Textile mills and textile products (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (10%)
- Apparel (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Personal appearance workers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crabtree township:
- Norwegian (44.6%)
- German (35.8%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Danish (3.9%)
- Swedish (2.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
- German Russian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 157 (74%)
- Carpooled: 22 (10%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 29 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
97.8% of residents of Crabtree township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 385- In family households: 367 (118 male householders, 14 female householders)
120 spouses, 110 children (96 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,
540 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (20 men, 57 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% |