Asheboro is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 21,793 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Asheboro is the 37th 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. 42.8% of Asheboro's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Asheboro is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asheboro who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.51%), sales jobs (9.05%), and management occupations (5.58%).

Being a small city, Asheboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Asheboro Information and Demographics

The citizens of Asheboro are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 16.81% of adults in Asheboro having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Asheboro in 2000 was $17,382, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,528 for a family of four.

Asheboro is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Asheboro home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Asheboro is White, followed by 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 18.86% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Asheboro include English, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

In addition, Asheboro has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.73%).

The most common language spoken in Asheboro is English. Some people also speak Spanish.