Clyde profile

Living in Clyde

Clyde is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,282 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Clyde is the 375th largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clyde is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clyde is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clyde who work in office and administrative support (13.66%), management occupations (9.86%), and sales jobs (8.17%).

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

Because of many things, Clyde is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Clyde 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, Clyde has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Clyde’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Clyde 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.

In terms of college education, Clyde is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.58% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clyde in 2010 was $23,880, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,520 for a family of four. However, Clyde contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clyde is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clyde home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clyde residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Clyde also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.61% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clyde include English, German, Irish, European, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Clyde is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.