Walkertown is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,027 people and three associated neighborhoods, Walkertown is the 146th largest community in North Carolina. Walkertown 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 Walkertown, where the median household income is $82,615.00.Walkertown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.07% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Walkertown is a town of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walkertown who work in business and financial occupations (11.95%), sales jobs (10.96%), and healthcare (10.38%). Of important note, Walkertown is also a town of artists. Walkertown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Walkertown’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.86% 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. As is often the case in a small town, Walkertown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Walkertown is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.26% of adults in Walkertown have a college degree. The per capita income in Walkertown in 2022 was $42,339, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,356 for a family of four. However, Walkertown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Walkertown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walkertown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walkertown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Walkertown include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Walkertown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
