Archdale is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 12,147 people and three associated neighborhoods, Archdale is the 81st largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Archdale is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Archdale is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Archdale who work in sales jobs (17.29%), management occupations (13.65%), and office and administrative support (8.88%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Archdale has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Archdale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Archdale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Archdale may be for you. As is often the case in a small city, Archdale doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Archdale are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.90% of adults in Archdale having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Archdale in 2022 was $34,380, 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 $137,520 for a family of four. However, Archdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Archdale is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Archdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Archdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Archdale include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Archdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Urdu.
