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Upper Little River township, Harnett County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (17% naturalized citizens)

Upper Little River township:

4.8%
Whole state:

5.3%

56% of Upper Little River township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in North Carolina.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5525
  • Northeast: 390
  • Midwest: 292
  • South: 890
  • West: 127

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Upper Little River township, NC map Upper Little River township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $35,800


Housing units in Upper Little River township with a mortgage: 612 (43 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 303

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 112
  • 1995 to 1998: 542
  • 1990 to 1994: 412
  • 1980 to 1989: 587
  • 1970 to 1979: 664
  • 1960 to 1969: 292
  • 1950 to 1959: 160
  • 1940 to 1949: 165
  • 1939 or earlier: 163

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Upper Little River township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 22
  • 3 rooms: 149
  • 4 rooms: 381
  • 5 rooms: 680
  • 6 rooms: 435
  • 7 rooms: 275
  • 8 rooms: 211
  • 9 or more rooms: 119

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upper Little River township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 7
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 27
  • 4 rooms: 186
  • 5 rooms: 107
  • 6 rooms: 87
  • 7 rooms: 55
  • 8 rooms: 13
  • 9 or more rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Upper Little River township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 93
  • 2 bedrooms: 576
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,311
  • 4 bedrooms: 263
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Upper Little River township:

  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 219
  • 3 bedrooms: 232
  • 4 bedrooms: 41
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Upper Little River township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 87
  • 1 vehicle: 589
  • 2 vehicles: 869
  • 3 vehicles: 575
  • 4 vehicles: 114
  • 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Upper Little River township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 45
  • 1 vehicle: 279
  • 2 vehicles: 143
  • 3 vehicles: 47
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Upper Little River township:

  • United States or American (34.5%)
  • Irish (6.8%)
  • English (6.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5.1%)
  • German (2.9%)
  • Italian (2.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (72%)
  • El Salvador (9%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • Japan (4%)
  • Korea (3%)
  • Russia (2%)
  • Germany (2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (61%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

49 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in other nonhousehold living situations

92.9% of residents of Upper Little River township speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,590

Size of family households: 798 2-persons, 511 3-persons, 423 4-persons, 209 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 588 1-person, 96 2-persons, 15 3-persons,

1,376 married couples with children.
538 single-parent households (139 men, 399 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
Here:

3.8%
North Carolina:

8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21
Here:

4.5%
North Carolina:

6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43
Here:

17.3%
North Carolina:

20.2%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Upper Little River township:

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