Enochville, North Carolina

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Enochville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,851 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Enochville is located at 35°31′16″N, 80°39′49″W (35.521048, -80.663579)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.0 km² (4.7 mi²). 11.4 km² (4.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (5.16%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,851 people, 1,143 households, and 846 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 249.0/km² (645.5/mi²). There were 1,219 housing units at an average density of 106.5/km² (276.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.97% White, 2.03% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.14% of the population.

There were 1,143 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,438, and the median income for a family was $46,603. Males had a median income of $34,115 versus $20,819 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,558. About 7.2% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.