It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Plymouth has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Plymouth has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Plymouth than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Plymouth may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Plymouth doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Plymouth has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 5.53% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Plymouth in 2018 was $17,266, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,064 for a family of four. Plymouth also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.00% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Plymouth is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Plymouth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plymouth residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Plymouth include English, Scottish, Italian, Other Subsaharan African, and European.
The most common language spoken in Plymouth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
