Plymouth is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,190 people and three associated neighborhoods, Plymouth is the 236th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Plymouth is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.49% of the Plymouth workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Plymouth is a town of service providers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plymouth who work in farm management occupations (13.74%), food service (13.24%), and management occupations (12.01%). 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, Plymouth has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Plymouth a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Plymouth does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Plymouth has a very low overall level of education: only 8.11% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Plymouth in 2022 was $18,773, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,092 for a family of four. Plymouth is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Plymouth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plymouth residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Plymouth include English, German, Italian, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Plymouth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
