Sneads Ferry is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,548 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sneads Ferry is the 272nd largest community in North Carolina.

7.86% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Sneads Ferry. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Manufacturing and Retail industries respectively employ 14.27% and 13.89% of the civilian workforce.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.80% 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.

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!) Sneads Ferry 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. Sneads Ferry has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sneads Ferry than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sneads Ferry may be for you.

Sneads Ferry 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small town, Sneads Ferry does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Sneads Ferry is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.27% of adults 25 and older in Sneads Ferry have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sneads Ferry in 2022 was $30,248, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,992 for a family of four. However, Sneads Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Sneads Ferry is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Sneads Ferry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sneads Ferry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sneads Ferry include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Sneads Ferry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.