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Little River township, Transylvania County, NC

2,890 Population
38 square miles 76 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.6 ±11 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Transylvania County: 51.6 ±0.4
  • about 1.5 times the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,093 ±$4,630 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Transylvania County: $40,147 ±$2,078
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,340 ±$11,536 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Transylvania County: $66,184 ±$5,016
  • a little higher than the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.8% ±3.6% (224  ±116) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Transylvania County: 13.2% † 4,317 (±2.2% / ±721)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24 minutes ±3.5 (27,460  ±8,615) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Transylvania County: 21.9 253,380 (±0.9 / ±17,815)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,183 ±246 Number of households
  • Transylvania County: 14,584 ±428
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (2,889  ±659) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Transylvania County: 2.2 32,588 (±0.1 / ±53)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.7% ±11% (68  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Transylvania County: 5.7% † 344 (±2.9% / ±176)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,350 ±263 Number of housing units
  • Transylvania County: 19,266 ±51
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$318,300 ±$64,883 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Transylvania County: $373,600 ±$19,166
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6% ±3.3% (169  ±101.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Transylvania County: 13.5% † 4,485 (±2.1% / ±691.9)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.3% ±27.2% (2,168  ±373.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Transylvania County: 93.9% 24,339 (±4.4% / ±1,150.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
35.5% ±9.2% (817  ±283.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Transylvania County: 40% 10,357 (±2.7% / ±706.6)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about the same as 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

2.3% ±2.4% (67  ±72) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Transylvania County: 4.3% 1,435
  • about one-quarter of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.5% ±5.5% (233  ±147) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Transylvania County: 9.8% † 2,785 (±1.1% / ±317)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
233 Total veterans ±147 221 Male ±146 12 Female ±18

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