About Arden

Arden is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 14,868 people and just one neighborhood, Arden is the 62nd largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Arden is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arden is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arden who work in sales jobs (14.18%), office and administrative support jobs (13.57%), and management occupations (11.17%).

Arden, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

Residents of Arden by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.4% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Arden may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Although Arden is a relatively small town, quite a few people get to and from work by way of taxis, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Arden Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Arden citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.24% of adults in Arden have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Arden in 2000 was $23,261, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,044 for a family of four.

The people who call Arden home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Arden is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Arden include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Arden is English. Some people also speak Spanish.