Dudley is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 826 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dudley is the 423rd largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Dudley, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.33% of Dudley’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Dudley is a town of managers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dudley who work in business and financial occupations (15.93%), farm management occupations (12.96%), and management occupations (12.59%). Another important characteristic of Dudley is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.97% 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. Being a small town, Dudley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Dudley citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.71% of adults 25 and older in Dudley have a college degree. The per capita income in Dudley in 2022 was $23,967, 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 $95,868 for a family of four. However, Dudley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dudley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dudley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dudley, accounting for 54.31% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dudley residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dudley include French, British, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. Dudley also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 33.02%. The most common language spoken in Dudley is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
