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Old Fields township, Wilson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (13% naturalized citizens)

Old Fields township:

6.7%
Whole state:

5.3%

68% of Old Fields township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2864
  • Northeast: 143
  • Midwest: 50
  • South: 274
  • West: 36

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%

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

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Old Fields township, NC map Old Fields township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $23,200


Housing units in Old Fields township with a mortgage: 431 (35 second mortgage, 95 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 302

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 73
  • 1995 to 1998: 140
  • 1990 to 1994: 179
  • 1980 to 1989: 227
  • 1970 to 1979: 268
  • 1960 to 1969: 210
  • 1950 to 1959: 135
  • 1940 to 1949: 67
  • 1939 or earlier: 251

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Old Fields township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 27
  • 3 rooms: 54
  • 4 rooms: 78
  • 5 rooms: 276
  • 6 rooms: 316
  • 7 rooms: 189
  • 8 rooms: 77
  • 9 or more rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Old Fields township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 30
  • 3 rooms: 59
  • 4 rooms: 70
  • 5 rooms: 89
  • 6 rooms: 77
  • 7 rooms: 19
  • 8 rooms: 30
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Old Fields township:

  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedroom: 44
  • 2 bedrooms: 216
  • 3 bedrooms: 709
  • 4 bedrooms: 61
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Old Fields township:

  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 52
  • 2 bedrooms: 156
  • 3 bedrooms: 139
  • 4 bedrooms: 24
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Old Fields township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 20
  • 1 vehicle: 244
  • 2 vehicles: 500
  • 3 vehicles: 181
  • 4 vehicles: 66
  • 5 or more vehicles: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Old Fields township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 30
  • 1 vehicle: 117
  • 2 vehicles: 174
  • 3 vehicles: 32
  • 4 vehicles: 28
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Old Fields township:

  • United States or American (38.2%)
  • English (8.1%)
  • Irish (2.8%)
  • German (2.2%)
  • Italian (1.1%)
  • Scottish (1.0%)
  • Other Arab (0.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (74%)
  • Honduras (7%)
  • Africa, n.e.c. (6%)
  • Australia (4%)
  • Haiti (3%)
  • Argentina (3%)
  • Spain (2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Wood (3%)

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88.2% of residents of Old Fields township speak English at home.
10.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (26% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (49% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,627

Size of family households: 433 2-persons, 250 3-persons, 182 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 362 1-person, 34 2-persons, 9 5-persons,

653 married couples with children.
142 single-parent households (48 men, 94 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Here:

8.9%
North Carolina:

8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23
Here:

9.4%
North Carolina:

6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

5.8%
North Carolina:

20.2%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Old Fields township:

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