Bessemer City is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 14,493 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Bessemer City is the 64th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bessemer City is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.6% of the Bessemer City workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Bessemer City is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bessemer City who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.16%), sales jobs (9.38%), and management occupations (3.67%).

Residents of Bessemer City by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.3% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Bessemer City may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Bessemer City 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.

Bessemer City Information and Demographics

The population of Bessemer City has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 7.16% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Bessemer City in 2000 was $16,190, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,760 for a family of four.

Bessemer City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bessemer City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bessemer City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bessemer City include German, Irish, and English.

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