Pisgah Forest is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 8,809 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pisgah Forest is the 105th largest community in North Carolina. Pisgah Forest real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Pisgah Forest house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Pisgah Forest isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pisgah Forest are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pisgah Forest is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pisgah Forest who work in management occupations (13.45%), office and administrative support (13.31%), and sales jobs (8.92%). A relatively large number of people in Pisgah Forest telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.38% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Pisgah Forest has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pisgah Forest a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Pisgah Forest is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Pisgah Forest are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.82% of adults in Pisgah Forest have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Pisgah Forest in 2022 was $33,093, 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 $132,372 for a family of four. However, Pisgah Forest contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Pisgah Forest home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pisgah Forest residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pisgah Forest include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pisgah Forest is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
