Willow Spring is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 16,085 people and five associated neighborhoods, Willow Spring is the 76th largest community in North Carolina. Willow Spring has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Willow Spring, where the median household income is $101,561.00. Willow Spring real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Willow Spring house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Willow Spring isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Willow Spring are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Willow Spring is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willow Spring who work in management occupations (13.64%), office and administrative support (11.56%), and food service (9.08%). Also of interest is that Willow Spring 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: 17.52% 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. Because of many things, Willow Spring is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Willow Spring really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Willow Spring perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Willow Spring is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Willow Spring, the average commute to work is 38.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Willow Spring citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.07% of adults in Willow Spring have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Willow Spring in 2022 was $37,238, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,952 for a family of four. However, Willow Spring contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Willow Spring is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Willow Spring home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willow Spring residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Willow Spring also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.37% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Willow Spring include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Willow Spring is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
