Lake Lure is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,390 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lake Lure is the 367th largest community in North Carolina. Lake Lure home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Lake Lure real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Lake Lure is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.96% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Lure is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Lure who work in management occupations (36.01%), sales jobs (13.99%), and business and financial occupations (7.17%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 29.12% 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. Another notable thing is that Lake Lure is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. 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, Lake Lure has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lake Lure a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Lake Lure, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.70 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Lake Lure does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Lake Lure is a pretty powerful place. 58.66% of the adults in Lake Lure have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Lake Lure in 2022 was $66,090, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $264,360 for a family of four. However, Lake Lure contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Lake Lure is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake Lure home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Lure residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Lure include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Lake Lure is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
