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, Bailey is worth considering.
Bailey is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Bailey with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.38% of adults in Bailey have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bailey in 2022 was $28,234, 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 $112,936 for a family of four. However, Bailey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bailey is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bailey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bailey residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bailey also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.52% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bailey include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Welsh.
Bailey also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.25%.
The most common language spoken in Bailey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
