Rural Hall is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,463 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rural Hall is the 234th largest community in North Carolina. Rural Hall has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Rural Hall, where the median household income is $56,037.00.
Also of interest is that Rural Hall has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.65% 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.
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, Rural Hall has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rural Hall a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Rural Hall doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Rural Hall overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Rural Hall, 22.83% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rural Hall in 2022 was $37,702, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,808 for a family of four. However, Rural Hall contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rural Hall is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rural Hall home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rural Hall residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rural Hall include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Rural Hall is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.