Federal Point township, New Hanover County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 25.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 64.0 sq. mi.
Population: 17,291 (98% urban, 2% rural)
| Males: 8,575 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 8,716 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 17,229 (13,778 owner occupied, 3,451 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Federal Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.6%
- Black: 5.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 42.3
Discuss North Carolina on our huge forum. We have over 16 million posts!
Average household size: 2.31
| Federal Point township: | 2.3 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.73
| Federal Point township: | $48,688 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $759 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $204,500 (it was $127,900 in 2000)
| : | $204,500 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $287,528
Here: $287,528 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $215,482
Here: $215,482 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $281,636
Here: $281,636 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,499
Here: $164,499 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $158,294
Here: $158,294 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $91,029
Here: $91,029 State: $64,697
| Population density: 672 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Cities in this township include: Myrtle Grove, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, Sea Breeze.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Federal Point township: Fort Fisher Country Club (A), Beau Rivage Resort and Golf Club (B), Carolina Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant (C), Kure Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant (D), North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Federal Point township include: Hanks Chapel (A), Solid Rock Pentecostal Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Federal Point Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Telfairs Creek (A), Mott Creek (B), Lords Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Federal Point township include: Carolina Beach State Park (1), Fort Fisher State Recreation Area (2), Fort Fisher State Historic Site (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Federal Point township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 561
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
49 people in nursing homes
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 171
Housing units in Federal Point township with a mortgage: 50 (5 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Federal Point township:
- German (63.9%)
- United States or American (16.8%)
- English (7.7%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.2%)
- Danish (1.1%)
- Dutch (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 216 (77%)
- Carpooled: 28 (10%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 33 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (4%)
49 people in nursing homes
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.4% of residents of Federal Point township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 561- In family households: 531 (133 male householders, 6 female householders)
124 spouses, 255 children (255 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,
2,323 married couples with children.
791 single-parent households (182 men, 609 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 4.2% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 12.1% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |