Enfield is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,798 people and two associated neighborhoods, Enfield is the 314th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Enfield, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.57% of Enfield’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Enfield is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Enfield who work in healthcare suport services (14.46%), food service (7.92%), and computer science and math (7.33%). Also of interest is that Enfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small town, Enfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Enfield has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 2.38% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Enfield in 2022 was $16,886, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,544 for a family of four. Enfield also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.70% of its population below the federal poverty line. The people who call Enfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Enfield residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Enfield include African, English, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. The most common language spoken in Enfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.
