King is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 7,764 people and four associated neighborhoods, King is the 126th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, King is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, King is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in King who work in office and administrative support (12.61%), personal care services (10.76%), and management occupations (8.84%). Also of interest is that King has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 city, King does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of King overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in King, 22.80% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in King in 2022 was $34,267, 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 $137,068 for a family of four. However, King contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. King is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call King home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of King residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in King include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in King is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Italian.
