Pyatte township, Avery County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 5.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 498 (all rural)
| Males: 257 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 241 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 485 (400 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Pyatte township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.0%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.49
| Pyatte township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Pyatte township: | $36,628 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $556 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $141,442 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
| : | $141,442 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 89 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 2.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Pyatte township include: Big Meadow Church (A), Buck Hill Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Benfield Cemetery (1), Franklin Cemetery (2), Taylor Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Plumtree Creek (A), Trim Branch (B), Pine Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Pyatte township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 220
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 90
- South: 0
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 147
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Pyatte township with a mortgage: 30 (4 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pyatte township:
- German (28.2%)
- English (12.2%)
- Swedish (8.5%)
- United States or American (7.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.1%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- French (except Basque) (5.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (82%)
- Carpooled: 16 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
98.5% of residents of Pyatte township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 350- In family households: 294 (73 male householders, 20 female householders)
74 spouses, 109 children (90 natural, 11 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 27 female householders (24 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 3 2-persons,
79 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (6 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 8.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |