Smoky Creek township, Burke County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 9.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 847 (all rural)
| Males: 422 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 425 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 847 (694 owner occupied, 153 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Smoky Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 1.1%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.57
| Smoky Creek township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Smoky Creek township: | $33,379 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $451 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,500 (it was $77,600 in 2000)
| : | $113,500 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $161,386
Here: $161,386 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $179,401
Here: $179,401 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $62,517
Here: $62,517 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,624
Here: $126,624 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,626
Here: $144,626 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $57,653
Here: $57,653 State: $64,697
| Population density: 88 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 20.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Smoky Creek township include: North Catawba Church (A), Antioch Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Smoky Creek (A), Jumping Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
50% of Smoky Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 770
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 20
- South: 97
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 235
- Mobile homes: 152
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,100
Housing units in Smoky Creek township with a mortgage: 64 (8 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (16%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Textile mills and textile products (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Smoky Creek township:
- United States or American (60.9%)
- German (10.7%)
- Dutch (7.4%)
- English (4.9%)
- Scottish (3.6%)
- European (2.7%)
- Lithuanian (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 287 (74%)
- Carpooled: 100 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (4%)
95.7% of residents of Smoky Creek township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 907- In family households: 830 (206 male householders, 76 female householders)
213 spouses, 239 children (231 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 9 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (32 male householders (12 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 133 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 20 2-persons,
132 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (11 men, 24 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): 15
| Here: | 23.4% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
| Here: | 78.8% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |