Statesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 30,220 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Statesville is the 37th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Statesville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Statesville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Statesville who work in office and administrative support (13.65%), sales jobs (9.04%), and management occupations (8.13%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city of Statesville is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The overall education level of Statesville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.95% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Statesville in 2022 was $30,471, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,884 for a family of four. However, Statesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Statesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Statesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Statesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Statesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Statesville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Statesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
