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!) Mayodan 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. Mayodan has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Mayodan than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Mayodan may be for you.
The citizens of Mayodan are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.01% of adults in Mayodan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Mayodan in 2022 was $31,647, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,588 for a family of four. However, Mayodan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mayodan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mayodan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mayodan include English, Irish, German, British, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Mayodan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
