Because of many things, West End is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making West End 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, West End has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, West End’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
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, West End is worth considering.
Being a small town, West End does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of West End are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.17% of adults in West End have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in West End in 2018 was $39,553, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,212 for a family of four. However, West End contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West End is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West End home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West End residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West End include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in West End is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
