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, Old Fort has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Old Fort a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Old Fort 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 education level of Old Fort citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.01% of adults in Old Fort have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Old Fort in 2022 was $27,842, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $111,368 for a family of four. However, Old Fort contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Old Fort home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Old Fort residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Old Fort include Irish, English, German, Welsh, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Old Fort is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
