Lake Lure is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,387 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lake Lure is the 367th largest community in North Carolina.

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

A relatively large number of people in Lake Lure telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 29.12% 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.

Another notable thing is that Lake Lure is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lake Lure has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lake Lure has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lake Lure than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lake Lure may be for you.

One downside of living in Lake Lure, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.70 minutes every day commuting to work.

Lake Lure 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.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Lake Lure. 58.66% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Lake Lure in 2022 was $66,090, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $264,360 for a family of four. However, Lake Lure contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lake Lure is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lake Lure home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Lure residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Lake Lure include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Lake Lure is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.