China Grove is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,698 people and two constituent neighborhoods, China Grove is the 218th largest community in North Carolina.

China Grove is a blue-collar town, with 38.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, China Grove is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in China Grove who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.59%), sales jobs (10.25%), and teaching (8.37%).

China Grove is a very car-oriented town. 98.16% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because China Grove is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. China Grove has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

China Grove 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.

China Grove Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of China Grove rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.31% of adults 25 and older in China Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in China Grove in 2000 was $17,040, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,160 for a family of four.

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

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