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Prathers Creek township, Alleghany County, NC

1,054 Population
29.7 square miles 35.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.9 ±16.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Alleghany County: 52.6 ±1.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,195 ±$8,676 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alleghany County: $33,300 † ±$4,848
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,639 ±$23,862 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Alleghany County: $47,172 † ±$4,894
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.2% ±11.2% (118  ±122) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Alleghany County: 16% † 1,770 (±3.6% / ±395)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.1 minutes ±8.5 (10,565  ±5,499) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Alleghany County: 26.6 † 102,420 (±4.2 / ±19,143)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

458 ±142 Number of households
  • Alleghany County: 5,177 ±285
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±1 (1,054  ±288) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alleghany County: 2.1 10,946 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

741 ±170 Number of housing units
  • Alleghany County: 7,804 ±34
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$120,800 ±$119,770 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Alleghany County: $214,800 ±$19,060
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

0.9% ±2.7% (9  ±28.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Alleghany County: 9.6% † 1,066 (±2.7% / ±297.3)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82% ±31.2% (586  ±152.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Alleghany County: 83.2% 7,241 (±5.6% / ±495.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32.2% ±8.9% (230  ±90) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Alleghany County: 23.6% † 2,051 (±3.5% / ±307.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±14 N/A Male ±14 N/A Female ±14

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