Mount Gilead is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,178 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mount Gilead is the 386th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Mount Gilead, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 37.83% of Mount Gilead’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Mount Gilead is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Gilead who work in healthcare suport services (18.00%), sales jobs (10.84%), and office and administrative support (7.57%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Mount Gilead has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mount Gilead is worth considering. Being a small town, Mount Gilead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Mount Gilead citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.86% of adults in Mount Gilead have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mount Gilead in 2022 was $24,413, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,652 for a family of four. However, Mount Gilead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Gilead is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Gilead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Gilead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mount Gilead include Scots-Irish, French, English, Scottish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Mount Gilead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Polish.
