Cameron is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 258 people and three associated neighborhoods, Cameron is the 547th largest community in North Carolina.
Also of interest is that Cameron has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Cameron telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.44% 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!) Cameron 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. Cameron has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Cameron than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Cameron may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Cameron doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Cameron citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.70% of adults 25 and older in Cameron have a college degree.
The per capita income in Cameron in 2022 was $27,564, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,256 for a family of four. However, Cameron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cameron is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cameron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cameron residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Cameron include English, German, Scottish, Irish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Cameron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.