West Jefferson township, Ashe County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 5 (18% naturalized citizens)
| West Jefferson township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
63% of West Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3226
- Northeast: 168
- Midwest: 121
- South: 557
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in West Jefferson township, North Carolina:
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,504
- One, attached: 42
- Two: 31
- 3 or 4: 65
- 5 to 9: 80
- 10 to 19: 35
- 20 to 49: 33
- Mobile homes: 334
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,900
Housing units in West Jefferson township with a mortgage: 539 (57 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 512
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Health care (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Jefferson township:
- United States or American (35.8%)
- English (14.6%)
- German (13.9%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.9%)
- Scottish (2.8%)
- Italian (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (74%)
- Canada (6%)
- Australia (4%)
- Germany (3%)
- Japan (3%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)
- Korea (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,511 (74%)
- Carpooled: 344 (17%)
- Walked: 27 (1%)
- Other means: 72 (4%)
- Worked at home: 79 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Wood (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
People in group quarters in West Jefferson township, North Carolina:
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
94.0% of residents of West Jefferson township speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (9% speak English very well, 73% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (5% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 59% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,302- In family households: 3,559 (976 male householders, 275 female householders)
1,063 spouses, 1,024 children (950 natural, 26 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 60 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 743 (301 male householders (231 living alone)), 323 female householders (309 living alone)), 119 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 675 2-persons, 294 3-persons, 179 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 540 1-person, 58 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 9 4-persons,
541 married couples with children.
193 single-parent households (41 men, 152 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 0.5% |
| North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 4.1% |
| North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
| Here: | 6.7% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |