Harmony is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 577 people and two associated neighborhoods, Harmony is the 478th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Harmony, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.58% of Harmony’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Harmony is a town of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harmony who work in office and administrative support (12.74%), management occupations (10.58%), and food service (7.69%). A relatively large number of people in Harmony telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.33% 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. Being a small town, Harmony does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Harmony, just 11.41% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Harmony in 2022 was $25,523, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,092 for a family of four. However, Harmony contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harmony is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Harmony home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harmony residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Harmony also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.00% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Harmony include German, Irish, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Harmony is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
