Cameron is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 262 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cameron is the 547th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns, Cameron isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cameron are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cameron is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cameron who work in healthcare suport services (21.67%), office and administrative support (16.26%), and sales jobs (11.33%). Also of interest is that Cameron 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: 8.90% 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. 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, Cameron has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cameron a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Cameron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Cameron who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.70% of the adults in Cameron have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Cameron in 2022 was $26,189, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,756 for a family of four. However, Cameron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cameron is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cameron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cameron residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cameron include English, German, Scottish, Irish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Cameron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
