Union township, Rutherford County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 21.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,588 (0% urban, 100% rural)
| Males: 800 |  (50.4%) |
| Females: 788 |  (49.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,587 (1,390 owner occupied, 197 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 1.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 39.6
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Average household size: 2.54
| Union township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.92
| Union township: | $34,993 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $411 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,600 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
| : | $104,600 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 74 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Cleghorn Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Union township include: Shiloh Baptist Church (A), West Point Church (B), Union Church (C), Kistlers Chapel (D), Poors Ford Church (E), Grays Creek Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Kistlers Chapel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Cleghorn Creek (A), Charles Creek (B), Green River (C), Mountain Creek (D), Grays Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 188
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 67
- South: 18
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 112
- Mobile homes: 39
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,100
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 15 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Utilities (21%)
- Food (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (10%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Communications equipment operators (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (55.1%)
- English (12.6%)
- Scottish (5.3%)
- Dutch (3.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
- German (3.9%)
- Russian (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 89 (81%)
- Carpooled: 8 (7%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 11 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (27%)
- Wood (14%)
- Other fuel (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 305- In family households: 261 (104 male householders, 0 female householders)
109 spouses, 42 children (30 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (39 male householders (39 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person,
308 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (14 men, 39 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% |