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.King is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.11% 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. As is often the case in a small city, King doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of King are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.80% of adults in King having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
