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Indian Trail, NC
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Indian Trail profile


Living in Indian Trail



Indian Trail is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 41,724 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Indian Trail is the 26th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Indian Trail, 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 Indian Trail, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Indian Trail’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Indian Trail does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $95,101.00.

Indian Trail real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Indian Trail house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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

A relatively large number of people in Indian Trail telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Indian Trail is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Indian Trail a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Indian Trail has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Indian Trail’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The citizens of Indian Trail are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.53% of adults in Indian Trail have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Indian Trail in 2018 was $40,108, 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 $160,432 for a family of four. However, Indian Trail contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Indian Trail is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Indian Trail home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Trail residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Indian Trail also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Indian Trail include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Indian Trail is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.