Taylorsville is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,294 people and six associated neighborhoods, Taylorsville is the 283rd largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Taylorsville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Taylorsville is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Taylorsville who work in teaching (12.50%), sales jobs (10.20%), and management occupations (7.73%). Being a small town, Taylorsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Taylorsville rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.97% of adults 25 and older in Taylorsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Taylorsville in 2022 was $26,930, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,720 for a family of four. However, Taylorsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Taylorsville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Taylorsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Taylorsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Taylorsville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.77% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Taylorsville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Taylorsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
