Lake Lure is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,376 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lake Lure is the 367th largest community in North Carolina. Lake Lure home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Lake Lure real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Lake Lure is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Lure is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Lure who work in management occupations (30.78%), sales jobs (11.31%), and office and administrative support (8.99%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 29.68% 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. Another notable thing is that Lake Lure is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live. The overall crime rate in Lake Lure is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lake Lure has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lake Lure has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lake Lure than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lake Lure may be for you. One downside of living in Lake Lure is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Lake Lure, the average commute to work is 31.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Lake Lure does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Lake Lure is a pretty powerful place. 55.93% of the adults in Lake Lure have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Lake Lure in 2022 was $64,692, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $258,768 for a family of four. However, Lake Lure contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lake Lure home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Lure residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Lure include English, Irish, German, Welsh, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lake Lure is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
