Another notable thing is that Supply 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, Supply has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Supply a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Supply is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
In Supply, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The education level of Supply citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.07% of adults in Supply have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Supply in 2022 was $32,773, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,092 for a family of four. However, Supply contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Supply home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Supply residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Supply include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Supply is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
