Golden Valley township, Rutherford County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 55.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 896 (all rural)
| Males: 465 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 431 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 896 (747 owner occupied, 149 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Golden Valley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.45
| Golden Valley township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Golden Valley township: | $34,993 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $411 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,600 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
| : | $104,600 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Golden Valley township include: Missionary Church (A), Mount Pleasant Church (B), Cooper Springs Church (C), Golden Valley Church (D), First Broad Church (E), Fairview Church (F), Golden Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fortune Cemetery (1), Golden Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: McCall Lake (A), Murray Hilton Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Devils Fork (A), Collins Creek (B), Buck Hollow Branch (C), Brier Creek (D), Big Branch (E), Allen Branch (F), Three Springs Branch (G), Sudlow Branch (H), South Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Golden Valley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% 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: 834
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 29
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 233
- Mobile homes: 154
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,700
Housing units in Golden Valley township with a mortgage: 45 (17 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (16%)
- Textile mills and textile products (16%)
- Construction (15%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Private households (11%)
- Textile mills and textile products (10%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (16%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Architects, surveyors, and cartographers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Golden Valley township:
- United States or American (52.6%)
- English (23.4%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- German (6.0%)
- Dutch (2.4%)
- Italian (2.0%)
- French (except Basque) (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 337 (86%)
- Carpooled: 39 (10%)
- Worked at home: 18 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (12%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 889- In family households: 807 (245 male householders, 34 female householders)
218 spouses, 239 children (204 natural, 6 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 6 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 82 (51 male householders (51 living alone)), 31 female householders (31 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 110 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person,
157 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (21 men, 25 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% |