Old Fort is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 818 people and two associated neighborhoods, Old Fort is the 428th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Old Fort is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Old Fort is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Old Fort who work in office and administrative support (16.17%), healthcare suport services (14.85%), and management occupations (9.57%). A relatively large number of people in Old Fort telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.56% 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. 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, Old Fort has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Old Fort a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Old Fort 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.The education level of Old Fort citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.01% of adults in Old Fort have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Old Fort in 2022 was $27,842, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,368 for a family of four. However, Old Fort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Old Fort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Old Fort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Old Fort include Irish, English, German, Welsh, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Old Fort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
