Hothouse township, Cherokee County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 29.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,271 (all rural)
| Males: 624 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 647 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,271 (1,136 owner occupied, 135 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Hothouse township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 46.1
Median age of females: 47.1
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Average household size: 2.34
| Hothouse township: | 2.3 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.67
| Hothouse township: | $32,659 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $453 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $145,661 (it was $75,500 in 2000)
| : | $145,661 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 44 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 21.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Hothouse township include: New Hope Church (A), Mount Moriah Church (B), Macedonia Church (C), Hopewell Church (D), Harris Chapel (E), Flax Creek Church (F), Temple Church (G), Simonds Chapel (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Pied Piper Lake Lower (A), Pied Piper Lake Upper (B), Hideaway Mountain Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Hothouse township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 8% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 474
- Northeast: 130
- Midwest: 33
- South: 682
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 728
- Mobile homes: 109
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,300
Housing units in Hothouse township with a mortgage: 170 (0 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 96
- Construction (22%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Apparel (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
- Special education teachers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other financial specialists (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Hothouse township:
- United States or American (28.9%)
- Irish (13.3%)
- German (12.6%)
- English (8.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.7%)
- French (except Basque) (2.2%)
- Belgian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 338 (68%)
- Carpooled: 114 (23%)
- Walked: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 38 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (10%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.5% of residents of Hothouse township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,331- In family households: 1,093 (328 male householders, 102 female householders)
327 spouses, 311 children (301 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 238 (57 male householders (42 living alone)), 141 female householders (133 living alone)), 40 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 252 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 19 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 175 1-person, 8 2-persons, 15 4-persons,
174 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (11 men, 30 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
| Here: | 25.0% |
| 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: 13
| Here: | 30.2% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |