Millers township, Alexander County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 25.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,924 (all rural)
| Males: 991 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 933 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,924 (1,618 owner occupied, 306 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Millers township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.0%
- Black: 6.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 32.8
Median age of females: 34.6
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Average household size: 2.66
| Millers township: | 2.7 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Millers township: | $38,994 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $456 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,853 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $121,853 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 77 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Paynes Store (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Millers township include: Third Creek Church (A), Marvin Church (B), Mount Wesley Church (C), New Salem Church (D), Concord Church (E), Philadelphia Church (F), Pleasant Home Church (G), Elk Shoals Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: North State Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elk Shoals Creek (A), Big Branch (B), Island Creek (C), Guys Branch (D), Glade Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
54% of Millers township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1310
- Northeast: 123
- Midwest: 52
- South: 287
- West: 38
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 483
- Two: 15
- Mobile homes: 221
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,000
Housing units in Millers township with a mortgage: 211 (32 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (22%)
- Construction (12%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Millers township:
- United States or American (36.6%)
- German (15.7%)
- Irish (10.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.0%)
- English (4.1%)
- Pennsylvania German (2.4%)
- Italian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 884 (90%)
- Carpooled: 74 (8%)
- Walked: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
95.8% of residents of Millers township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,810- In family households: 1,661 (484 male householders, 72 female householders)
437 spouses, 615 children (566 natural, 0 adopted, 49 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 149 (60 male householders (37 living alone)), 66 female householders (66 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 183 2-persons, 210 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 10 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 103 1-person, 23 2-persons,
373 married couples with children.
95 single-parent households (32 men, 63 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: 17
| Here: | 41.5% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |