Weaverville is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,678 people and five associated neighborhoods, Weaverville is the 175th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Weaverville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Weaverville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Weaverville, where the median household income is $76,310.00. Weaverville home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Weaverville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Weaverville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.92% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Weaverville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Weaverville who work in management occupations (15.44%), business and financial occupations (12.18%), and office and administrative support (9.00%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Weaverville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. A relatively large number of people in Weaverville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.59% 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. In addition, Weaverville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. Being a small town, Weaverville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.If knowledge is power, Weaverville is a pretty powerful place. 61.32% of the adults in Weaverville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Weaverville in 2022 was $41,549, 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 $166,196 for a family of four. The people who call Weaverville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Weaverville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Weaverville include English, Italian, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Weaverville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
