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East Bend is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 637 people and two associated neighborhoods, East Bend is the 453rd largest community in North Carolina.

Also of interest is that East Bend 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: 8.29% 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, East Bend is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making East Bend a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, East Bend has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, East Bend’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in East Bend, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.13 minutes every day commuting to work.

East Bend 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.

In terms of college education, the citizens of East Bend rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.95% of adults 25 and older in East Bend have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in East Bend in 2022 was $32,674, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,696 for a family of four. However, East Bend contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

East Bend is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call East Bend home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East Bend residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. East Bend also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.20% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in East Bend include German, Dutch, Irish, English, and Scottish.

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