Bailey is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 577 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bailey is the 471st largest community in North Carolina.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.29% 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.

Bailey 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.

In Bailey, just 12.39% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Bailey in 2022 was $22,913, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,652 for a family of four. However, Bailey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bailey is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bailey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bailey residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bailey also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.29% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bailey include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Bailey's cultural character, accounting for 19.25% of the town’s population.

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