Asheboro is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 27,726 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Asheboro is the 39th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Asheboro is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.70% of the Asheboro workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Asheboro is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asheboro who work in office and administrative support (9.89%), management occupations (8.39%), and sales jobs (6.83%). Asheboro is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Asheboro who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.12% of the adults in Asheboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Asheboro in 2022 was $26,822, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,288 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 27.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Asheboro include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and African. The most common language spoken in Asheboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
