Moving to Harmony, North Carolina

Population: 526. Estimated population in July 2024: 592 (+12.5% change)
Males: 255 (48.5%), Females: 271 (51.5%)

Iredell County

Zip code: 28634

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $30,972
Median house value: $93,900

Population by Race

Races in Harmony:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.7%)
• Black (5.9%)
• Hispanic (2.5%)
• American Indian (1.9%)

Ancestries: United States (26.2%), German (10.1%), English (9.3%), Irish (3.4%), Welsh (3.2%), Scottish (2.7%).

Elevation: 991 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Harmony

• High school or higher: 74.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harmony town

• Never married: 15.9%
• Now married: 58.0%
• Separated: 2.9%
• Widowed: 12.2%
• Divorced: 11.1%

3.6% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -28 (-5.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Harmony:

• HOOTS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 15 miles; YADKINVILLE, NC)
• DAVIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC)
• IREDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; STATESVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harmony:

• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 41 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 45 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 54 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harmony:

• LONE HICKORY (about 9 miles; YADKINVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 80C)
• SWAN CREEK (about 18 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78A)
• STATESVILLE MUNI (about 19 miles; STATESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: SVH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harmony:

• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
• WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
• WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
• CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 46 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
• CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)

Public primary/middle school in Harmony:

• HARMONY ELEMENTARY (Students: 488; Location: 139 HARMONY SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)