Teachey, North Carolina

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Teachey is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 245 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Teachey is located at 34°46′9″N, 78°0′25″W (34.769292, -78.006933)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 245 people, 92 households, and 66 families residing in the town. The population density was 115.4/km² (299.1/mi²). There were 97 housing units at an average density of 45.7/km² (118.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 41.63% White, 50.61% African American, 0.82% Asian, 5.71% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.94% of the population.

There were 92 households out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,833, and the median income for a family was $51,591. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $19,028 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,725. About 4.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 8.7% of those sixty five or over.