Holly Springs township, Wake County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 46.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 16,304 (76% urban, 24% rural)
Males: 8,141 | (49.9%) |
Females: 8,163 | (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 16,296 (14,220 owner occupied, 2,076 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 13% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Holly Springs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 74.2%
- Black: 20.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 1.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 3.1%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 32.5
Median age of females: 32.7
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Average household size: 2.80
Holly Springs township: | 2.8 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
Holly Springs township: | $65,160 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $804 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $224,100 (it was $156,200 in 2000)
: | $224,100 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $294,276
Here: $294,276 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $180,195
Here: $180,195 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $158,613
Here: $158,613 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $186,666
Here: $186,666 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,924
Here: $187,924 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $78,384
Here: $78,384 State: $64,697
Population density: 348 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 5.9% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
This township: | 5.9% |
Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Holly Springs.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Dennis Crossroads (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Holly Springs township include: Basal Creek Church (A), Collins Grove Church (B), Felton Grove Church (C), Saint Marys Church (D), Sweet Springs Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Sunset Lake (A), Akins Pond Number One (B), Akins Pond Number Two (C), Evans Pond (D), Adcock Pond (E), Bass Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Basal Creek (B), Norris Branch (C), Little Branch (D), Horse Branch (E), Jim Branch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Holly Springs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 282
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 43
- South: 0
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
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
8 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 102
Housing units in Holly Springs township with a mortgage: 39 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (49%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Health care (35%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Apparel (13%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Registered nurses (28%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (19%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Holly Springs township:
- Dutch (70.1%)
- German (25.9%)
- Polish (2.2%)
- Czech (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (68%)
- Carpooled: 20 (11%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Worked at home: 33 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Other fuel (8%)
8 people in nursing homes
97.6% of residents of Holly Springs township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 337- In family households: 337 (89 male householders, 7 female householders)
94 spouses, 147 children (147 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
3,955 married couples with children.
689 single-parent households (129 men, 560 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here: | 34.0% |
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: 8
Here: | 100.0% |
North Carolina: | 20.2% |