Troutman is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,888 people and two associated neighborhoods, Troutman is the 217th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Troutman was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Troutman economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Troutman, where the median household income is $74,219.00.

Also of interest is that Troutman has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small town, Troutman does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Troutman are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.25% of adults in Troutman have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Troutman in 2018 was $37,562, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,248 for a family of four. However, Troutman contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Troutman is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Troutman home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Troutman residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Troutman include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Troutman is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.