About China Grove

China Grove is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,264 people and just one neighborhood, China Grove is the 666th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some towns , China Grove isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in China Grove are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, China Grove is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in China Grove who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.85%), sales jobs (11.91%), and management occupations (9.92%).

China Grove is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around China Grove, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 99.53% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, China Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

China Grove Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in China Grove who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.06% of adults in China Grove have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in China Grove in 2000 was $22,745, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,980 for a family of four. However, China Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call China Grove home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in China Grove is White, followed by African-American. China Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.17% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in China Grove include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in China Grove is English. Some people also speak Spanish.