Elizabeth City township, Pasquotank County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 5.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 12,220 (100% urban, 0% rural)
| Males: 5,452 |  (44.6%) |
| Females: 6,768 |  (55.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 11,744 (5,210 owner occupied, 6,534 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 56% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Elizabeth City township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 36.6%
- Black: 59.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.6%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.7
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.36
| Elizabeth City township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Elizabeth City township: | $46,949 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $628 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $172,382 (it was $78,000 in 2000)
| : | $172,382 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 2279 people per square mile | (very high). |
| This township: | 17.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 17.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Elizabeth City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Elizabeth City Water Treatment Plant (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Elizabeth City township: Emmanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Elizabeth City township: Lions Club Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
100% of Elizabeth City township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 81
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 4
- South: 79
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Elizabeth City township, North Carolina:
- 262 people in nursing homes
- 101 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 99 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59
- Mobile homes: 21
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Elizabeth City township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (51%)
- Construction (9%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food (4%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (48%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Life and physical scientists (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (17%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elizabeth City township:
- Irish (34.1%)
- United States or American (30.1%)
- Italian (6.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 58 (94%)
- Walked: 4 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (4%)
People in group quarters in Elizabeth City township, North Carolina:
- 262 people in nursing homes
- 101 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 99 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 164- In family households: 147 (36 male householders, 6 female householders)
51 spouses, 47 children (39 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person,
1,117 married couples with children.
1,628 single-parent households (129 men, 1,499 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% |