Summerfield, North Carolina

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Summerfield is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,018 at the 2000 census. It is largely regarded as a suburb of Greensboro.

[edit] Geography

Summerfield is located at 36°11′57″N, 79°53′9″W (36.199123, -79.885866)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 70.7 km² (27.3 mi²). 70.2 km² (27.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.62%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,018 people, 2,518 households, and 2,094 families residing in the town. The population density was 100.0/km² (258.9/mi²). There were 2,653 housing units at an average density of 37.8/km² (97.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.47% White, 4.03% African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.42% of the population.

There were 2,518 households out of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $71,738, and the median income for a family was $79,433. Males had a median income of $51,838 versus $32,798 for females. The per capita income for the town was $33,116. About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.