Mulberry township, Wilkes County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 56.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 6,309 (25% urban, 75% rural)
| Males: 3,061 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 3,248 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 6,297 (5,386 owner occupied, 911 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Mulberry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.47
| Mulberry township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Mulberry township: | $31,135 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $413 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,400 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
| : | $102,400 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 112 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Mulberry.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Basin Coves Overlook (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Mulberry township include: Hay Meadow Church (A), Union Chapel (B), Blue Ridge Tabernacle (C), Mount Valley Church (D), Mount Zion Church (E), Mountain Valley Church (F), Mulberry Primitive Baptist Church (G), Zion Church (H), Pine View Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Taylor Cemetery (1), Burke Cemetery (2), Roberts Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dungeon Creek (A), Church Branch (B), Bee Tree Branch (C), Wooten Creek (D), Pine Mountain Branch (E), Joshua Creek (F), Hay Meadow Creek (G), Halls Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Mulberry township: Thurmond Chatham Wildlife Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
79% of Mulberry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 423
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 168
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Mulberry township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52
- Construction (17%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mulberry township:
- German (67.1%)
- Norwegian (21.3%)
- English (3.2%)
- United States or American (3.2%)
- Czech (2.2%)
- Irish (2.2%)
- Danish (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 134 (67%)
- Carpooled: 18 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (3%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 37 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Wood (4%)
12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 435- In family households: 384 (102 male householders, 13 female householders)
105 spouses, 133 children (133 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (32 male householders (32 living alone)), 13 female householders (7 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 6 2-persons,
1,025 married couples with children.
263 single-parent households (74 men, 189 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 50.0% |
| 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: 7
| Here: | 36.8% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |