Providence township, Randolph County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 38.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 5,679 (all rural)
| Males: 2,820 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 2,859 |  (50.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 5,673 (5,032 owner occupied, 641 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Providence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.2%
- Black: 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 36.2
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.63
| Providence township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Providence township: | $40,109 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $471 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $120,200 (it was $86,100 in 2000)
| : | $120,200 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 148 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 7.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Providence township include: Bethel Church (A), Cool Springs Church (B), Providence Church (C), Redcross Church (D), Grace Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: White Lake (A), Camp Nawaka Lake (B), Lineberry Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little Polecat Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Providence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 174
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 47
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%
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
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 89
- One, attached: 8
Housing units in Providence township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Construction (22%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Providence township:
- German (33.5%)
- Irish (29.9%)
- Swedish (15.9%)
- Danish (4.3%)
- English (4.3%)
- Welsh (3.7%)
- United States or American (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 68 (76%)
- Carpooled: 21 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Other fuel (4%)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 221- In family households: 192 (56 male householders, 5 female householders)
58 spouses, 73 children (65 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person,
1,165 married couples with children.
207 single-parent households (66 men, 141 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% |