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, Harmony is worth considering.

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

In terms of college education, the citizens of Harmony rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.32% of adults 25 and older in Harmony have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Harmony in 2018 was $25,298, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,192 for a family of four. However, Harmony contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harmony is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harmony home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harmony residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Harmony also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harmony include German, English, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Harmony is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.