Stoney Creek township, Wayne County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 12,221 (71% urban, 29% rural)
| Males: 5,987 |  (49.0%) |
| Females: 6,234 |  (51.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 12,098 (9,489 owner occupied, 2,609 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Stoney Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 74.2%
- Black: 20.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 2.0%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.6
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Average household size: 2.51
| Stoney Creek township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Stoney Creek township: | $42,193 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $545 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $117,700 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $117,700 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 397 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 22.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 11.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Dennis Best Lots (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Stoney Creek township include: Best Grove Church (A), Pineview Church (B), Thompsons Church (C), Salem Church (D), Free Chapel (E), Pentecostal Christian Assembly (F), Patetown Church of God (G), Oakridge Church of God of Prophecy (H), Now Faith Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Cedar Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stoney Run (A), Mill Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Stoney Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 683
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 11
- South: 95
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Stoney Creek township, North Carolina:
- 104 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 6 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 287
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 82
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,300
Housing units in Stoney Creek township with a mortgage: 94 (12 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 72
- Construction (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Health care (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Stoney Creek township:
- Irish (7.0%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- English (4.2%)
- African (2.7%)
- German (2.3%)
- French (except Basque) (0.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 227 (74%)
- Carpooled: 66 (22%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
People in group quarters in Stoney Creek township, North Carolina:
- 104 people in nursing homes
- 13 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 6 people in other group homes
96.9% of residents of Stoney Creek township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 791- In family households: 685 (182 male householders, 71 female householders)
155 spouses, 165 children (152 natural, 4 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 57 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 33 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 106 (58 male householders (51 living alone)), 37 female householders (36 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 158 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person, 1 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
2,170 married couples with children.
615 single-parent households (131 men, 484 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 13.6% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 17.2% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |