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.Bailey is a blue-collar town, with 43.42% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Bailey is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bailey who work in sales jobs (19.30%), healthcare (8.77%), and office and administrative support (7.02%). Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Bailey is worth considering. Being a small town, Bailey does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Bailey with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.38% of adults in Bailey have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bailey in 2022 was $28,234, 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 $112,936 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 18.52% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bailey include English, German, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Welsh. Bailey also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.25%. The most common language spoken in Bailey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
