Littleton is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 543 people and three associated neighborhoods, Littleton is the 473rd largest community in North Carolina.

Littleton home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Littleton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.50% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Littleton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Littleton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Littleton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Littleton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.77% of adults in Littleton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Littleton in 2022 was $30,613, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,452 for a family of four. However, Littleton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Littleton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Littleton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Littleton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Littleton include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Littleton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.