Sherrills Ford is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,751 people and just one neighborhood, Sherrills Ford is the 221st largest community in North Carolina. Sherrills Ford 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 Sherrills Ford, where the median household income is $93,553.00.
Sherrills Ford home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Sherrills Ford real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Unlike some towns, Sherrills Ford isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sherrills Ford are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sherrills Ford is a town of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sherrills Ford who work in management occupations (29.74%), office and administrative support (6.86%), and the sciences (6.86%).
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Sherrills Ford has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.68% 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.
Because of many things, Sherrills Ford is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Sherrills Ford really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Sherrills Ford perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
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!) Sherrills Ford 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. Sherrills Ford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Sherrills Ford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Sherrills Ford may be for you.
One downside of living in Sherrills Ford, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.83 minutes every day commuting to work.
Sherrills Ford is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Sherrills Ford citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.83% of adults in Sherrills Ford have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sherrills Ford in 2022 was $62,498, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $249,992 for a family of four. However, Sherrills Ford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Sherrills Ford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sherrills Ford residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sherrills Ford include German, English, Irish, Polish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Sherrills Ford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
If you are planning to retire in North Carolina, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in North Carolina, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 95.6% of neighborhoods in NC. If a North Carolina retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Sherrills Ford are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 71.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 17.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 65.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 52.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.2%), and 7.8% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.2% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Sherrills Ford, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (16.8%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (14.0%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.2%), and some of the residents are also of Polish ancestry (6.3%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.5%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (32.0% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (84.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.