Vanceboro is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 866 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vanceboro is the 416th largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Vanceboro was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Vanceboro economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Vanceboro, where the median household income is $39,125.00.Unlike some towns, Vanceboro isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Vanceboro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vanceboro is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vanceboro who work in teaching (23.27%), healthcare (16.37%), and healthcare suport services (9.97%). Of important note, Vanceboro is also a town of artists. Vanceboro has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Vanceboro’s character. One downside of living in Vanceboro is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Vanceboro, the average commute to work is 31.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Vanceboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Vanceboro, just 9.05% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Vanceboro in 2022 was $22,835, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,340 for a family of four. However, Vanceboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vanceboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.88% of its population below the federal poverty line.Vanceboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vanceboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vanceboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vanceboro include Irish, English, African, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Vanceboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
