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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Statesville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Statesville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Statesville who work in office and administrative support (12.60%), sales jobs (9.15%), and management occupations (7.44%). 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.In terms of college education, Statesville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.93% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
