Mill Spring is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 5,063 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mill Spring is the 164th largest community in North Carolina. Mill Spring real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Mill Spring 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, Mill Spring is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mill Spring is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Mill Spring who work in office and administrative support (15.15%), sales jobs (10.56%), and management occupations (8.31%). Because of many things, Mill Spring 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, Mill Spring really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mill Spring 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. In Mill Spring, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.47 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Mill Spring 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 population of Mill Spring overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mill Spring, 24.66% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mill Spring in 2022 was $38,801, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,204 for a family of four. However, Mill Spring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mill Spring is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mill Spring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mill Spring residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mill Spring also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.93% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mill Spring include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Mill Spring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
