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Whitehouse township, Robeson County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile

Land area: 23.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,200 (all rural)

Males: 557  (46.4%)
Females: 643  (53.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,200 (944 owner occupied, 256 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

21%
State:

31%


Races in Whitehouse township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 47.4%
  • Black: 44.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 4.2%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 2.3%
  • Two or more races: 1.3%

Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.3

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Average household size: 2.81

Whitehouse township:

2.8 people
North Carolina:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.32

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($20,956 in 1999)
Whitehouse township:

$29,542
North Carolina:

$45,906
Median contract rent in 2013: $397 (lower quartile is $166, upper quartile is $342)
Here:

$397
State:

$619

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,600 (it was $53,100 in 2000)
:

$63,600
North Carolina:

$154,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $31,000 - $112,800
Population density: 52 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

29.4%
Whole state:

12.3%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

6.1%
Whole state:

5.5%

Cities in this township include: Marietta.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Whitehouse township include: Oakdale Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bass Cemetery (1), Herring Cemetery (2), Hill Cemetery (3), Brewer Cemetery (4), Lewis Cemetery (5), Marietta Cemetery (6), Ford Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Morgan Ponds (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Branch (A), Mill Branch (B), Little Cowpen Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

55% of Whitehouse township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in North Carolina.

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

  • This state: 968
  • Northeast: 14
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 264
  • West: 16

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Whitehouse township, NC map Whitehouse township, North Carolina satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500


Housing units in Whitehouse township with a mortgage: 64 (7 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 49

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 11
  • 1995 to 1998: 47
  • 1990 to 1994: 27
  • 1980 to 1989: 99
  • 1970 to 1979: 71
  • 1960 to 1969: 127
  • 1950 to 1959: 36
  • 1940 to 1949: 18
  • 1939 or earlier: 88

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitehouse township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 39
  • 4 rooms: 61
  • 5 rooms: 63
  • 6 rooms: 66
  • 7 rooms: 38
  • 8 rooms: 19
  • 9 or more rooms: 34

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitehouse township, North Carolina:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 9
  • 4 rooms: 36
  • 5 rooms: 12
  • 6 rooms: 25
  • 7 rooms: 10
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whitehouse township:

  • no bedroom: 10
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 91
  • 3 bedrooms: 185
  • 4 bedrooms: 27
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitehouse township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 21
  • 3 bedrooms: 62
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Whitehouse township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 35
  • 1 vehicle: 82
  • 2 vehicles: 120
  • 3 vehicles: 84
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Whitehouse township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 20
  • 1 vehicle: 60
  • 2 vehicles: 22
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 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 (31%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Apparel (31%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Whitehouse township:

  • United States or American (12.5%)
  • English (5.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
  • African (1.3%)
  • Irish (1.1%)
  • Scottish (0.7%)
  • Jamaican (0.6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
  • Electricity (38%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Utility gas (1%)

97.9% of residents of Whitehouse township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,272

Size of family households: 104 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 53 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 9 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 4 4-persons,

168 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (15 men, 83 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): 4
Here:

3.5%
North Carolina:

6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
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 Whitehouse township:

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