About Colerain

Colerain is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,649 people and just one neighborhood, Colerain is the 219th largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Colerain, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.9% of Colerain's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Colerain is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Colerain who work in office and administrative support jobs (8.45%), sales jobs (6.49%), and teaching (5.49%).

In addition, many people in Colerain have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town.

One of the nice things about Colerain is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Colerain is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Colerain, the average commute to work is 35.02 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Colerain is a very car-oriented town. 97.83% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Colerain is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Colerain has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Colerain is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Colerain Information and Demographics

The population of Colerain has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 7.40% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Colerain in 2000 was $13,868, which is low income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,472 for a family of four.

Colerain is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Colerain home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Colerain is African-American, followed by White. The main ancestry of people in Colerain is English.

The most common language spoken in Colerain is English.