Lake Lure is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,376 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lake Lure is the 367th largest community in North Carolina. Lake Lure home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Lake Lure real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Lake Lure is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lake Lure is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Lure who work in management occupations (30.78%), sales jobs (11.31%), and office and administrative support (8.99%). A relatively large number of people in Lake Lure telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Another notable thing is that Lake Lure is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Lake Lure’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live. Overall, Lake Lure’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. 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!) Lake Lure 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. Lake Lure has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lake Lure than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lake Lure may be for you. In Lake Lure, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.25 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Lake Lure 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.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Lake Lure, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Lake Lure is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 55.93% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Lake Lure in 2022 was $64,692, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $258,768 for a family of four. However, Lake Lure contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lake Lure home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Lure residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Lure include English, Irish, German, Welsh, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Lake Lure is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
