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Shannon township, Robeson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)

Shannon township:

0.2%
Whole state:

5.3%

58% of Shannon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 309
  • Northeast: 5
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 18
  • West: 11

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Shannon township, NC map Shannon township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $16,500


Housing units in Shannon township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 11
  • 1960 to 1969: 2
  • 1950 to 1959: 7
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 71

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Shannon township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 13
  • 9 or more rooms: 18

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shannon township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 4
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 15
  • 9 or more rooms: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Shannon township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 13
  • 4 bedrooms: 23
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shannon township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 2
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Shannon township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 7
  • 2 vehicles: 12
  • 3 vehicles: 20
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Shannon township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 13
  • 2 vehicles: 15
  • 3 vehicles: 7
  • 4 vehicles: 10
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
  • Food (22%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (28%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (34%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Accountants and auditors (12%)
  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Shannon township:

  • German (62.3%)
  • Luxemburger (12.5%)
  • United States or American (10.9%)
  • Irish (5.6%)
  • English (3.1%)
  • Danish (2.2%)
  • Norwegian (0.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (4%)
  • No fuel used (2%)

98.7% of residents of Shannon township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 346

Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person,

184 married couples with children.
99 single-parent households (21 men, 78 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

10.4%
North Carolina:

8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:

20.0%
North Carolina:

6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

20.2%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Shannon township:

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