Brackett township, McDowell County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 23.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 502 (all rural)
| Males: 249 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 253 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 502 (442 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 31% |
Races in Brackett township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 34.2
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Average household size: 2.80
| Brackett township: | 2.8 people |
| North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Brackett township: | $35,238 |
| North Carolina: | $45,906 |
| Here: | $440 |
| State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,661 (it was $64,800 in 2000)
| : | $101,661 |
| North Carolina: | $154,300 |
| Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 38.9% |
| Whole state: | 12.3% |
| This township: | 5.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Brackett township include: Macedonia Church (A), Vein Mountain Church (B), Mount Moriah Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Brackettown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Structure Number Six B Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cove Branch (A), Camp Branch (B), Bakers Creek (C), Wolfpen Branch (D), Wheeler Branch (E), Scrub Grass Branch (F), Rockhouse Creek (G), Newcomb Branch (H), Moores Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
39% of Brackett township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 119
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 62
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 66
- Mobile homes: 43
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,700
- Construction (33%)
- Textile mills and textile products (14%)
- Leather and allied products (8%)
- Paper (8%)
- Utilities (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (26%)
- Health care (19%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Textile mills and textile products (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Electricians (23%)
- Business operations specialists (13%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (24%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Woodworkers (14%)
- Waiters and waitresses (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Brackett township:
- United States or American (39.9%)
- English (12.8%)
- Irish (12.2%)
- British (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 49 (78%)
- Carpooled: 14 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Wood (44%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 216- In family households: 193 (50 male householders, 8 female householders)
55 spouses, 80 children (27 natural, 0 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (12 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 2-persons,
93 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (9 men, 15 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% |