Upper Hominy township, Buncombe County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 61.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 14,782 (52% urban, 48% rural)
| Males: 7,228 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 7,554 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 14,647 (11,768 owner occupied, 2,879 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Upper Hominy township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.46
| Upper Hominy township: | 2.5 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Upper Hominy township: | $46,431 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $735 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $193,500 (it was $102,200 in 2000)
| : | $193,500 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $278,735
Here: $278,735 State: $219,576
Townhouses or other attached units: $217,339
Here: $217,339 State: $173,086
In 2-unit structures: $217,851
Here: $217,851 State: $165,738
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,268
Here: $171,268 State: $149,371
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,555
Here: $187,555 State: $175,668
Mobile homes: $72,404
Here: $72,404 State: $64,697
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $652,076
Here: $652,076 State: $131,724
| Population density: 241 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 9.6% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Stony Fork Recreation Site (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Upper Hominy township include: Hominy Church (A), Mount Pisgah Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Laurel Hill Church (D), Montmorenci Church (E), White Rock Church (F), Davis Chapel Church (G), Mount Moriah Church (H), Browns View Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Trull Cemetery (1), Hice Hill Cemetery (2), Brooks Cemetery (3), Luther Cemetery (4), Justice Cemetery (5), Pisgah View Memorial Park (6), Gudger Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Thrash Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hogpen Branch (A), George Branch (B), Glady Fork (C), Curtis Creek (D), Bryson Branch (E), Chestnut Creek (F), Beaverdam Creek (G), Stony Fork (H), Ballard Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Upper Hominy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 94% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 489
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 9
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Upper Hominy township, North Carolina:
- 52 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 30 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Upper Hominy township with a mortgage: 42 (8 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Construction (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Special education teachers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Upper Hominy township:
- German (76.0%)
- United States or American (8.2%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- English (4.4%)
- Polish (1.1%)
- Belgian (0.5%)
- Czech (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 172 (67%)
- Carpooled: 36 (14%)
- Walked: 12 (5%)
- Worked at home: 36 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
People in group quarters in Upper Hominy township, North Carolina:
- 52 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 30 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 9 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 501- In family households: 451 (108 male householders, 16 female householders)
114 spouses, 201 children (195 natural, 6 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (32 male householders (27 living alone)), 15 female householders (15 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 13 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 5 2-persons,
2,536 married couples with children.
772 single-parent households (221 men, 551 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
| Here: | 32.8% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
| Here: | 40.5% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
| Here: | 37.8% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |