Lake Lure is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,387 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%). A relatively large number of people in Lake Lure telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.12% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. 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. One downside of living in Lake Lure is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lake Lure, the average commute to work is 32.70 minutes, which is quite a bit 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.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lake Lure. 58.66% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. 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.
