Little River township, Orange County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 43.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,047 (all rural)
| Males: 1,503 |  (49.3%) |
| Females: 1,544 |  (50.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,047 (2,710 owner occupied, 337 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Little River township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 88.2%
- Black: 8.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.61
| Little River township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Little River township: | $59,409 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $808 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $270,700 (it was $161,600 in 2000)
| : | $270,700 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 69 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Little River township include: Little River Church (A), Berrys Grove Church (B), New Bethel Church (C), Paynes Chapel (D), Glengrove Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Caldmont Lake (A), Ashleys Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Forrest Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Little River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 297
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 61
- South: 4
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
Housing units in Little River township with a mortgage: 33 (4 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Construction (23%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Health care (26%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (21%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (16%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Little River township:
- German (31.7%)
- Norwegian (18.5%)
- English (13.9%)
- Polish (7.0%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- United States or American (4.5%)
- Danish (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 161 (74%)
- Carpooled: 35 (16%)
- Worked at home: 22 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 368- In family households: 330 (122 male householders, 5 female householders)
119 spouses, 84 children (84 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (29 male householders (23 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 6 2-persons,
592 married couples with children.
102 single-parent households (34 men, 68 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% |