Hoopers Creek township, Henderson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 32.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 9,994 (67% urban, 33% rural)
| Males: 4,852 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 5,142 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 9,878 (7,892 owner occupied, 1,986 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Hoopers Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.8%
- Black: 3.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.39
| Hoopers Creek township: | 2.4 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Hoopers Creek township: | $44,036 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $629 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $181,300 (it was $114,200 in 2000)
| : | $181,300 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 308 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 3.0% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Cities in this township include: Fletcher, Hoopers Creek.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Biltmore Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Hoopers Creek township include: Brickton Church (A), Oak Forest Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Patty's Chapel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Hoopers Creek Lake (A), Beech Lake (B), Beechwood Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Duncan Creek (A), Cushion Branch (B), Hoopers Creek (C), Line Creek (D), Flynn Branch (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
90% of Hoopers Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 259
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 28
- South: 0
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Hoopers Creek township, North Carolina:
- 64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 45 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 119
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Hoopers Creek township with a mortgage: 26 (8 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (43%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (9%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Educational services (33%)
- Finance and insurance (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (9%)
- Health care (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (9%)
- Extraction workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (13%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (10%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hoopers Creek township:
- English (33.6%)
- German (33.2%)
- Swedish (10.9%)
- Danish (5.5%)
- French (except Basque) (4.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
- Irish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 130 (84%)
- Carpooled: 8 (5%)
- Worked at home: 17 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
People in group quarters in Hoopers Creek township, North Carolina:
- 64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 45 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 296- In family households: 274 (87 male householders, 3 female householders)
84 spouses, 100 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 51 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 20 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
1,713 married couples with children.
353 single-parent households (101 men, 252 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% |