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.Arapahoe is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Arapahoe, 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: 8.24% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Arapahoe has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Arapahoe a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One of the nice things about Arapahoe 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, Arapahoe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
