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, Mount Gilead is worth considering.
Being a small town, Mount Gilead does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Mount Gilead citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.64% of adults 25 and older in Mount Gilead have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mount Gilead in 2022 was $26,654, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,616 for a family of four. However, Mount Gilead contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Mount Gilead is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Gilead home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Gilead residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mount Gilead include Scottish, English, Scots-Irish, German, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Gilead is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
