Western Prong township, Columbus County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Western Prong township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
77% of Western Prong township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% 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: 1113
- Northeast: 18
- Midwest: 7
- South: 81
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 295
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 231
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,900
Housing units in Western Prong township with a mortgage: 68 (0 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 76
- Construction (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Health care (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (35%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Postsecondary teachers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Western Prong township:
- United States or American (25.3%)
- English (7.9%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- Scottish (1.1%)
- African (0.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Northern Europe (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 376 (77%)
- Carpooled: 70 (14%)
- Walked: 20 (4%)
- Other means: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 16 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.5% of residents of Western Prong township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,233- In family households: 1,097 (287 male householders, 93 female householders)
281 spouses, 332 children (291 natural, 6 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 44 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 136 (55 male householders (40 living alone)), 66 female householders (66 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 162 2-persons, 110 3-persons, 66 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 15 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 15 2-persons,
187 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (23 men, 87 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: 4
| Here: | 6.3% |
| North Carolina: | 20.2% |