About Holly Springs

Holly Springs is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 12,239 people and just one neighborhood, Holly Springs is the 76th 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. The town does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income in Holly Springs is $65,375.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Holly Springs is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Holly Springs is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Holly Springs who work in management occupations (14.74%), office and administrative support jobs (13.46%), and sales jobs (12.28%).

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.

One downside of living in Holly Springs is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Holly Springs, the average commute to work is 32.09 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Holly Springs is a very car-oriented town. This is because most people - 98.5% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Holly Springs.

As is often the case in a small town, Holly Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Holly Springs Information and Demographics

The education level of Holly Springs citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 42.90% of adults in Holly Springs have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Holly Springs in 2000 was $26,688, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,752 for a family of four. However, Holly Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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