Bakersville is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 455 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bakersville is the 493rd largest community in North Carolina.

Bakersville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bakersville is worth considering.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bakersville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.75 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Bakersville 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.

The rate of college-level education in Bakersville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.05% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bakersville in 2022 was $38,353, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $153,412 for a family of four. However, Bakersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bakersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bakersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bakersville include Scots-Irish, English, German, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Bakersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Other Indo-European.