Asheboro is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 27,482 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Asheboro is the 39th largest community in North Carolina.

In terms of college education, Asheboro is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.70% of adults 25 and older in Asheboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Asheboro in 2018 was $24,408, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $97,632 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 28.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Asheboro include English, German, Irish, African, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Asheboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.