Overall, Bakersville’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
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, Bakersville is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bakersville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.11 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Bakersville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Bakersville have a very low rate of college education: just 8.32% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Bakersville in 2022 was $33,834, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,336 for a family of four. However, Bakersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Bakersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bakersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bakersville include Scots-Irish, English, Irish, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bakersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Other Indo-European.
