Mount Gilead is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,185 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mount Gilead is the 386th largest community in North Carolina.Mount Gilead is a blue-collar town, with 36.85% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Mount Gilead is a town of professionals, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Gilead who work in healthcare suport services (15.91%), healthcare (10.05%), and sales jobs (7.87%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Mount Gilead 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Mount Gilead is worth considering. Mount Gilead 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 percentage of people in Mount Gilead who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.26% of adults in Mount Gilead have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Mount Gilead in 2022 was $29,338, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,352 for a family of four. However, Mount Gilead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mount Gilead is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Gilead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Gilead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mount Gilead include German, English, Scottish, Scots-Irish, and Swedish. Mount Gilead also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.89%. The most common language spoken in Mount Gilead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Laotian.
