Indian Trail is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 41,724 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Indian Trail is the 26th largest community in North Carolina. Indian Trail has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Indian Trail, where the median household income is $95,101.00. Indian Trail real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Indian Trail house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Indian Trail is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Indian Trail is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Indian Trail who work in management occupations (13.38%), sales jobs (11.39%), and office and administrative support (10.89%). Also of interest is that Indian Trail has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.27% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Indian Trail is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Indian Trail a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Indian Trail has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Indian Trail’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.The education level of Indian Trail ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Indian Trail, 40.53% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Indian Trail in 2022 was $40,108, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,432 for a family of four. However, Indian Trail contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Indian Trail is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Indian Trail home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indian Trail residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Indian Trail also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Indian Trail include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Indian Trail is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
