About Harrellsville

Harrellsville 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 1,178 people and just one neighborhood, Harrellsville is the 364th largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Harrellsville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.0% of Harrellsville's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Harrellsville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harrellsville who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.99%), sales jobs (8.38%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.59%).

Another important characteristic of Harrellsville is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

One of the nice things about Harrellsville 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 Harrellsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Harrellsville, the average commute to work is 33.62 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Harrellsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Harrellsville Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Harrellsville ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.42% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Harrellsville in 2000 was $12,821, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $51,284 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Harrellsville is English.