Dillsboro township, Jackson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 7.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,271 (26% urban, 74% rural)
| Males: 618 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 653 |  (51.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,271 (946 owner occupied, 325 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Dillsboro township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.2%
- Black: 1.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.8%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 45.3
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Average household size: 2.14
| Dillsboro township: | 2.1 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.70
| Dillsboro township: | $36,107 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $538 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $173,588 (it was $93,100 in 2000)
| : | $173,588 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 162 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Dillsboro.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Dillsboro township include: Long Branch Church (A), Locust Field Church (B), Riverview Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Franklin Cemetery (1), Robinson Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mince Branch (A), Yellow Bird Branch (B), Mack Town Branch (C), Long Branch (D), Laurel Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
86% of Dillsboro township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 394
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 5
- West: 29
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 148
- Mobile homes: 8
Housing units in Dillsboro township with a mortgage: 27 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Construction (28%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Apparel (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dillsboro township:
- German (64.3%)
- United States or American (15.0%)
- Norwegian (9.3%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- Polish (1.4%)
- British (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 132 (64%)
- Carpooled: 41 (20%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 28 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (3%)
96.9% of residents of Dillsboro township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 436- In family households: 396 (111 male householders, 4 female householders)
111 spouses, 163 children (156 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 40 (17 male householders (12 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 5 5-persons,
166 married couples with children.
61 single-parent households (7 men, 54 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 8.0% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 8.1% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |