Walkertown is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 5,950 people and three associated neighborhoods, Walkertown is the 146th largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Walkertown, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Walkertown, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Walkertown’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Walkertown does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $58,900.00.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Walkertown is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Walkertown is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walkertown who work in sales jobs (12.73%), office and administrative support (11.96%), and management occupations (11.59%). Also of interest is that Walkertown 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: 9.84% 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. Being a small town, Walkertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Walkertown is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.43% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Walkertown in 2022 was $37,446, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,784 for a family of four. However, Walkertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Walkertown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walkertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walkertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Walkertown include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Walkertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
