Old Fort is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 818 people and two associated neighborhoods, Old Fort is the 428th largest community in North Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Old Fort telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.19% 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.

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, Old Fort has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Old Fort a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The citizens of Old Fort are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.08% of adults in Old Fort having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Old Fort in 2022 was $24,756, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,024 for a family of four.

The people who call Old Fort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Old Fort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Old Fort include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Slovak.

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