Statesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 31,693 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Statesville is the 37th largest community in North Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Statesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Statesville is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

The percentage of people in Statesville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.93% of adults in Statesville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Statesville in 2022 was $34,175, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,700 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 14.89% 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.