Taylorsville township, Alexander County, North Carolina (NC) detailed profile
Land area: 37.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 9,461 (25% urban, 75% rural)
Males: 4,631 | ![]() |
Females: 4,830 | ![]() |
Occupied houses/apartments: 9,237 (6,865 owner occupied, 2,372 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 31% |
Races in Taylorsville township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 84.2%
- Black: 9.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 38.7
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Average household size: 2.47
Taylorsville township: | 2.5 people |
North Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
Taylorsville township: | $38,994 |
North Carolina: | $45,906 |
Here: | $456 |
State: | $619 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,853 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
: | $121,853 |
North Carolina: | $154,300 |
Population density: 254 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 19.2% |
Whole state: | 12.3% |
This township: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 5.5% |
Cities in this township include: Taylorsville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Chapman Jersey Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Taylorsville township include: Macedonia Church (A), Beulah Church (B), Saint Johns Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Carmel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Upper Rogers Lake (A), Lower Rogers Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Punchbowl Creek (A), Muddy Fork (B), Lower Little River (C), Jumping Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
71% of Taylorsville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in North Carolina.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 211
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 28
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Taylorsville township, North Carolina:
- 172 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 70
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,700
Housing units in Taylorsville township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Construction (20%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (24%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Taylorsville township:
- United States or American (40.7%)
- Irish (12.1%)
- German (10.7%)
- English (10.0%)
- Polish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 87 (78%)
- Carpooled: 8 (7%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 12 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Wood (24%)
People in group quarters in Taylorsville township, North Carolina:
- 172 people in nursing homes
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.4% of residents of Taylorsville township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 261- In family households: 232 (68 male householders, 13 female householders)
74 spouses, 70 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (18 male householders (16 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 35 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person, 2 2-persons,
1,450 married couples with children.
573 single-parent households (124 men, 449 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 5.3% |
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: 3
Here: | 42.9% |
North Carolina: | 20.2% |