Indian Trail is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 42,854 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Indian Trail is the 26th largest community in North Carolina. Indian Trail has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Indian Trail, where the median household income is $99,073.00.

Indian Trail real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Indian Trail house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Indian Trail has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.38% 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.

Because of many things, Indian Trail is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Indian Trail really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Indian Trail perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The education level of Indian Trail ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Indian Trail, 41.06% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Indian Trail in 2022 was $40,319, 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 $161,276 for a family of four. However, Indian Trail contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Indian Trail is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Indian Trail home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Trail residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Indian Trail also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.50% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Indian Trail include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Indian Trail is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.