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Littleton, NC
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Living in Littleton



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.

A relatively large number of people in Littleton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.50% 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.

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!) Littleton 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. Littleton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Littleton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Littleton may be for you.

Littleton 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 Littleton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.77% of adults in Littleton have at least a bachelor's 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.


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