Boiling Spring Lakes is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 6,400 people and two associated neighborhoods, Boiling Spring Lakes is the 141st largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Boiling Spring Lakes is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Boiling Spring Lakes is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Boiling Spring Lakes who work in sales jobs (10.44%), maintenance occupations (9.92%), and office and administrative support (9.48%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.49% 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. Residents will find that the city 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, Boiling Spring Lakes is worth considering. Boiling Spring Lakes is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Boiling Spring Lakes is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Boiling Spring Lakes rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.72% of adults 25 and older in Boiling Spring Lakes have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Boiling Spring Lakes in 2022 was $33,068, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,272 for a family of four. However, Boiling Spring Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Boiling Spring Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Boiling Spring Lakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Boiling Spring Lakes include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Boiling Spring Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
