Roaring Creek township, Avery County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 14.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 558 (all rural)
| Males: 295 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 263 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 558 (482 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Roaring Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 45.2
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Average household size: 2.33
| Roaring Creek township: | 2.3 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| Roaring Creek 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: 40 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 44.7% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Roaring Creek township include: McCoury Rock Church (A), Roaring Creek Church (B), Powdermill Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Jones Cemetery (1), Hughes Cemetery (2), Hobson Cemetery (3), Greene Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fall Branch (A), Elk Hollow Branch (B), Big Branch (C), Mollie Branch (D), Martin Creek (E), Joe Branch (F), Jerry Creek (G), Sandbank Creek (H), Roaring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Roaring Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 415
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 9
- South: 48
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 228
- Mobile homes: 63
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,900
Housing units in Roaring Creek township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 87
- Construction (37%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (16%)
- Apparel (10%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Construction (9%)
- Apparel (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Religious workers (10%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Postsecondary teachers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Roaring Creek township:
- United States or American (41.4%)
- English (21.3%)
- German (6.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.1%)
- Irish (3.2%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 88 (57%)
- Carpooled: 44 (29%)
- Walked: 8 (5%)
- Worked at home: 14 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%)
- Wood (15%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
98.0% of residents of Roaring Creek township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 497- In family households: 433 (134 male householders, 24 female householders)
133 spouses, 117 children (110 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (34 male householders (28 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 6 2-persons,
66 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (4 men, 23 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |