It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Nebo has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Nebo has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Nebo than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Nebo may be for you.
One downside of living in Nebo, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Nebo doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Nebo are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.12% of adults in Nebo have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Nebo in 2022 was $24,900, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,600 for a family of four. However, Nebo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Nebo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nebo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Nebo include English, European, Dutch, German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Nebo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
