Helton township, Ashe County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 20.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 710 (all rural)
| Males: 366 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 344 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 710 (620 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Helton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 44.2
Median age of females: 46.6
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Average household size: 2.25
| Helton township: | 2.3 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.71
| Helton township: | $35,888 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $450 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $151,588 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
| : | $151,588 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $199,459
Here: $199,459 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $163,916
Here: $163,916 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $327,118
Here: $327,118 State: $165,738
Mobile homes: $123,832
Here: $123,832 State: $64,697
| Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Helton township include: Greenwood Church (A), Helton Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Little Helton Church (E), Helton Church (F), Pleasant Valley Church (G), Zion Hill Church (H), Sturgill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hurley Cemetery (1), Graybeal Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3), Blevins Cemetery (4), Brooks Cemetery (5), Sullivan Cemetery (6), Sturgill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lost Branch (A), Shippy Branch (B), Jerd Branch (C), Slippy Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Helton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 613
- Northeast: 31
- Midwest: 17
- South: 59
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 234
- Mobile homes: 109
Median worth of mobile homes: $67,000
Housing units in Helton township with a mortgage: 34 (7 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (15%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Health care (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Apparel (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Construction (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Helton township:
- United States or American (43.5%)
- German (20.4%)
- English (9.9%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- Scottish (6.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.6%)
- Hungarian (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 239 (64%)
- Carpooled: 46 (12%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 13 (3%)
- Worked at home: 68 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (69%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (6%)
99.0% of residents of Helton township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 732- In family households: 641 (183 male householders, 35 female householders)
197 spouses, 199 children (171 natural, 0 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 18 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 91 (38 male householders (27 living alone)), 41 female householders (41 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 11 2-persons,
104 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (7 men, 7 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% |