Pisgah Forest is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,865 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pisgah Forest is the 105th largest community in North Carolina. Pisgah Forest real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Pisgah Forest house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pisgah Forest is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pisgah Forest is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pisgah Forest who work in office and administrative support (13.93%), management occupations (13.41%), and sales jobs (8.26%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.08% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Pisgah Forest has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pisgah Forest a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Pisgah Forest doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Pisgah Forest is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.66% of adults in Pisgah Forest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Pisgah Forest in 2022 was $35,734, 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 $142,936 for a family of four. However, Pisgah Forest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pisgah Forest is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pisgah Forest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pisgah Forest residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pisgah Forest include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pisgah Forest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
