Being a small city, Bessemer City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Bessemer City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.75% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bessemer City in 2018 was $24,979, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,916 for a family of four. However, Bessemer City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bessemer City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bessemer City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bessemer City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bessemer City include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Bessemer City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
