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.Asheboro is a blue-collar town, with 38.53% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Asheboro is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Asheboro who work in office and administrative support (10.88%), sales jobs (8.61%), and management occupations (7.39%). The education level of Asheboro citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.70% of adults 25 and older in Asheboro have a college degree. The per capita income in Asheboro in 2022 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.
