Sneads Ferry is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,548 people and two associated neighborhoods, Sneads Ferry is the 272nd largest community in North Carolina.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Sneads Ferry, employing 7.86% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Manufacturing and Retail industries employ 14.27% and 13.89% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.80% 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.

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, Sneads Ferry has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Sneads Ferry a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Sneads Ferry is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Sneads Ferry 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 percentage of adults in Sneads Ferry who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.27% of the adults in Sneads Ferry have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Sneads Ferry in 2022 was $30,248, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,992 for a family of four. However, Sneads Ferry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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