Huntersville is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 24,926 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Huntersville is the 28th largest community in North Carolina.

Much of the housing in Huntersville has been built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Huntersville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Huntersville, where the median household income is $71,932.

Huntersville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.98% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Huntersville is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Huntersville who work in management occupations (17.32%), sales jobs (15.20%), and office and administrative support jobs (13.73%).

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

For most residents of Huntersville, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.5% of people in Huntersville drive alone to work on most days, making Huntersville a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Huntersville's landscape.

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

Huntersville Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Huntersville, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Huntersville is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 46.45% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Huntersville in 2000 was $30,256, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,024 for a family of four. However, Huntersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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