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Holly Springs, NC
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Holly Springs profile


Living in Holly Springs



Holly Springs is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 45,945 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Holly Springs is the 25th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Holly Springs, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Holly Springs, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Holly Springs’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Holly Springs does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $127,755.00.

Holly Springs home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Holly Springs real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Holly Springs has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Holly Springs is also a town of artists. Holly Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Holly Springs’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.67% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Holly Springs is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Holly Springs really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Holly Springs perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Even though Holly Springs is not a small town, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

If knowledge is power, Holly Springs is a pretty powerful place. 64.20% of the adults in Holly Springs have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Holly Springs in 2018 was $49,116, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $196,464 for a family of four.

Holly Springs is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Holly Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Holly Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Holly Springs include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Holly Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.