Steeles township, Richmond County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 69.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 564 (all rural)
| Males: 301 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 263 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 564 (476 owner occupied, 88 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Steeles township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 54.8%
- Black: 39.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 42.9
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Average household size: 2.60
| Steeles township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Steeles township: | $33,107 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $400 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,853 (it was $54,100 in 2000)
| : | $77,853 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 34.7% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 14.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Steeles township: Littles Mill (A), Old Leak Ferry (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Steeles township include: Hebron Church (A), Mount Airy Church (B), Concord Church (C), New Hope Church (D), Chestnut Church (E), Snow Hill Church (F), Saron Church (G), Pee Dee Church (H), Olive Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Ledbetter Cemetery (1), Legrand Cemetery (2), Machine House Cemetery (3), Parsons-Howell Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Andrews Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Creek (A), Hamer Creek (B), Colemans Creek (C), Buffalo Creek (D), Big Mountain Creek (E), Nells Branch (F), Slink Branch (G), Silver Creek (H), Little Mountain Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Steeles 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, 49% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 497
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 0
- South: 24
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
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
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 162
- Mobile homes: 86
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,300
Housing units in Steeles township with a mortgage: 44 (12 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Personal appearance workers (11%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Therapists (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Steeles township:
- United States or American (27.7%)
- English (6.0%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
- German (2.4%)
- British (1.8%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 129 (72%)
- Carpooled: 47 (26%)
- Walked: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Wood (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
96.8% of residents of Steeles township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 530- In family households: 432 (105 male householders, 34 female householders)
99 spouses, 155 children (155 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 98 (47 male householders (42 living alone)), 33 female householders (28 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 5 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
75 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (4 men, 15 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% |