Arapahoe is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 427 people and two associated neighborhoods, Arapahoe is the 503rd largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Arapahoe is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Arapahoe is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Arapahoe who work in sales jobs (17.74%), healthcare (10.22%), and food service (7.53%). Arapahoe is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Arapahoe, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. A relatively large number of people in Arapahoe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.24% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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!) Arapahoe 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. Arapahoe has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Arapahoe than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Arapahoe may be for you. Arapahoe is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Arapahoe 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, Arapahoe is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.54% of adults 25 and older in Arapahoe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Arapahoe in 2022 was $35,727, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,908 for a family of four. However, Arapahoe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Arapahoe is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Arapahoe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arapahoe residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Arapahoe include German, English, Irish, Italian, and British. The most common language spoken in Arapahoe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
