Being a small town, Pilot Mountain does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, Pilot Mountain is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.00% of adults 25 and older in Pilot Mountain have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pilot Mountain in 2022 was $29,712, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,848 for a family of four. However, Pilot Mountain contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Pilot Mountain home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pilot Mountain residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pilot Mountain include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Pilot Mountain is English. Other important languages spoken here include Slavic languages and Spanish.
