Asheboro is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 27,726 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Asheboro is the 39th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Asheboro, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.70% of Asheboro’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Asheboro is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asheboro who work in office and administrative support (9.89%), management occupations (8.39%), and sales jobs (6.83%). Being a small city, Asheboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Asheboro who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.12% of the adults in Asheboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Asheboro in 2022 was $26,822, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,288 for a family of four. However, Asheboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Asheboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Asheboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Asheboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Asheboro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 27.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Asheboro include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and African. The most common language spoken in Asheboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
