Kings Creek township, Caldwell County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 33.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,792 (all rural)
| Males: 880 |  (49.1%) |
| Females: 912 |  (50.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,792 (1,538 owner occupied, 254 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Kings Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.9%
- Black: 5.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.62
| Kings Creek township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Kings Creek township: | $32,386 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $468 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $105,600 (it was $79,800 in 2000)
| : | $105,600 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 53 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Kings Creek township include: Hollow Springs Church (A), Livingston Memorial Church (B), Grandin Baptist Church (C), Maria Chapel (D), Mount Bethel Church (E), New Hope Church (F), Patterson Grove Church (G), German Chapel (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Bethel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Blue Creek (A), Laytown Creek (B), Kings Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Kings Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1648
- Northeast: 33
- Midwest: 48
- South: 217
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 488
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 235
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,400
Housing units in Kings Creek township with a mortgage: 164 (16 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 109
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (31%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Health care (21%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Textile mills and textile products (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Chemicals (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Woodworkers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kings Creek township:
- United States or American (34.2%)
- English (15.9%)
- Irish (9.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (9.5%)
- German (7.1%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 897 (90%)
- Carpooled: 78 (8%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Other means: 5 (0%)
- Worked at home: 17 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Wood (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.3% of residents of Kings Creek township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,968- In family households: 1,789 (438 male householders, 119 female householders)
459 spouses, 590 children (500 natural, 36 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 76 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 38 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 179 (75 male householders (50 living alone)), 58 female householders (49 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 214 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 147 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 27 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
309 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (28 men, 42 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): 4
| Here: | 2.7% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 11.3% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |