Sneads Ferry is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,548 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sneads Ferry is the 272nd largest community in North Carolina.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Sneads Ferry, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.10% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

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!) Sneads Ferry 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. Sneads Ferry has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sneads Ferry than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sneads Ferry may be for you.

One of the nice things about Sneads Ferry is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Being a small town, Sneads Ferry does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Sneads Ferry with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.57% of adults in Sneads Ferry have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sneads Ferry in 2018 was $27,848, 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 $111,392 for a family of four. However, Sneads Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Sneads Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sneads Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Sneads Ferry include Irish, German, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

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