Raeford township, Hoke County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 37.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 10,419 (76% urban, 24% rural)
Males: 4,957 | (47.6%) |
Females: 5,462 | (52.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 10,213 (7,002 owner occupied, 3,211 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Raeford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 33.2%
- Black: 53.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.3%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 8.3%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 33.5
Median age of females: 35.9
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Average household size: 2.72
Raeford township: | 2.7 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.16
Raeford township: | $41,082 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $554 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $141,944 (it was $70,700 in 2000)
: | $141,944 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Population density: 281 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 19.7% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
Cities in this township include: Raeford, Silver City.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Raeford township include: Mountain Grove Church (A), Piney Grove Church (B), East Freedom Church (C), Rock Hill Church (D), Saint Elizabeths Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Highland Biblical Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Williamson Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Peddlers Branch (A), Nicholson Creek (B), Mill Creek (C), Juniper Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Raeford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% 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: 325
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 54
- South: 221
- West: 33
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Raeford township, North Carolina:
- 113 people in nursing homes
- 56 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 212
- Mobile homes: 61
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,500
Housing units in Raeford township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (46%)
- Construction (13%)
- Food (9%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (28%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (17%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Raeford township:
- Irish (34.1%)
- German (13.8%)
- United States or American (10.3%)
- English (9.1%)
- Dutch (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 199 (76%)
- Carpooled: 37 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 18 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Wood (31%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Utility gas (4%)
People in group quarters in Raeford township, North Carolina:
- 113 people in nursing homes
- 56 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 24 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 638- In family households: 597 (183 male householders, 21 female householders)
172 spouses, 179 children (140 natural, 21 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 41 (18 male householders (18 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 99 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person,
1,265 married couples with children.
976 single-parent households (118 men, 858 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): 7
Here: | 18.4% |
North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here: | 100.0% |
North Carolina: | 20.2% |