Old Richmond township, Forsyth County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 29.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 5,165 (41% urban, 59% rural)
| Males: 2,539 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 2,626 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,165 (4,469 owner occupied, 696 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Old Richmond township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 91.7%
- Black: 6.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.45
| Old Richmond township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Old Richmond township: | $45,580 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $587 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $149,700 (it was $108,900 in 2000)
| : | $149,700 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $201,907
Here: $201,907 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $129,108
Here: $129,108 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $110,682
Here: $110,682 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,380
Here: $126,380 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,617
Here: $120,617 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $37,458
Here: $37,458 State: $64,697
| Population density: 174 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 16.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Tobaccoville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Old Richmond township include: True Gospel Church (A), Middle Cross Church (B), Mount Pleasant Church (C), New Bethel Church (D), Center Grove Church (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F), Donnaha Church (G), Elm Grove Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Lake Hills (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Old Richmond Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Old Richmond township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 668
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 88
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 215
- Mobile homes: 114
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Old Richmond township with a mortgage: 61 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Old Richmond township:
- United States or American (21.7%)
- English (12.2%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- African (3.0%)
- Scottish (2.8%)
- European (1.3%)
- German (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 299 (85%)
- Carpooled: 41 (12%)
- Other means: 9 (3%)
- Worked at home: 4 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (33%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (8%)
98.9% of residents of Old Richmond township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 777- In family households: 709 (208 male householders, 31 female householders)
166 spouses, 226 children (173 natural, 27 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 18 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 68 (22 male householders (18 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 4 2-persons,
935 married couples with children.
212 single-parent households (65 men, 147 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 3.8% |
| 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% |