New Salem township, Union County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 68.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,925 (all rural)
| Males: 1,447 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 1,478 |  (50.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,925 (2,430 owner occupied, 495 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in New Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.7%
- Black: 3.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.7
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Average household size: 2.65
| New Salem township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| New Salem township: | $63,355 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $711 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $191,100 (it was $123,300 in 2000)
| : | $191,100 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in New Salem township include: Mount Moriah Church (A), New Hope Church (B), Euto Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Baucoms Cemetery (1), Davis Cemetery (2), Williams Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crisco Branch (A), Bull Branch (B), Brandon Branch (C), Watson Creek (D), Water Branch (E), Stegall Branch (F), Smith Branch (G), Reason Branch (H), Salem Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of New Salem 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, 64% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 223
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 52
- South: 2
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $11,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,400
Housing units in New Salem township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 16
- Construction (27%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Salem township:
- Swedish (30.3%)
- German (29.0%)
- United States or American (21.3%)
- Czech (6.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.9%)
- Italian (3.2%)
- Scottish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 90 (66%)
- Carpooled: 13 (9%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 10 (7%)
- Worked at home: 22 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Wood (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 296- In family households: 250 (88 male householders, 18 female householders)
76 spouses, 55 children (50 natural, 2 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (26 male householders (26 living alone)), 16 female householders (11 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 5 2-persons,
629 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (27 men, 52 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 32.5% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 54.5% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |