Sugar Loaf township, Alexander County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 24.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,426 (all rural)
| Males: 758 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 668 |  (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,426 (1,154 owner occupied, 272 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Sugar Loaf township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 40.1
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Average household size: 2.60
| Sugar Loaf township: | 2.6 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Sugar Loaf township: | $38,994 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $456 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,853 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| : | $121,853 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 59 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Sugar Loaf township: Kilby (A), Deal Orchards (B), Greengo Orchards (C), Roberson Orchard (D), Sugar Loaf Orchards (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Sugar Loaf township include: Bethel Church (A), Mount Hebron Church (B), Mount Olive Church (C), Pleasant Hill Church (D), Salem Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Jolly Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Watts Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Sugar Loaf 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, 47% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1073
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 58
- South: 102
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 350
- One, attached: 14
- Mobile homes: 214
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,700
Housing units in Sugar Loaf township with a mortgage: 55 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sugar Loaf township:
- United States or American (48.2%)
- German (14.4%)
- Irish (10.0%)
- English (8.1%)
- Dutch (4.1%)
- European (2.9%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 522 (85%)
- Carpooled: 67 (11%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 11 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
99.2% of residents of Sugar Loaf township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,259- In family households: 1,082 (304 male householders, 52 female householders)
280 spouses, 345 children (307 natural, 11 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 16 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 177 (76 male householders (54 living alone)), 71 female householders (71 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 151 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 125 1-person, 17 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
250 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (26 men, 20 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: 5
| Here: | 100.0% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |