About New London

New London is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,846 people and just one neighborhood, New London is the 143rd largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, New London is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, New London is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in New London who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.00%), sales jobs (11.07%), and management occupations (7.56%).

New London is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

New London is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of New London isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.74% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

New London is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

New London Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in New London who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.47% of the adults in New London have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in New London in 2000 was $20,977, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,908 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in New London is English.