China Grove is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,610 people and two associated neighborhoods, China Grove is the 185th largest community in North Carolina.

Also of interest is that China Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.40% 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.

In China Grove, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.68 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, China Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The rate of college-level education in China Grove is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.28% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in China Grove in 2022 was $27,449, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $109,796 for a family of four. However, China Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

China Grove is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call China Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of China Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. China Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.38% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in China Grove include German, English, Irish, French, and European.

The most common language spoken in China Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.