Rutherfordton is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 3,654 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Rutherfordton is the 224th largest community in North Carolina.

Also of interest is that Rutherfordton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

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

The education level of Rutherfordton citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.09% of adults in Rutherfordton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rutherfordton in 2022 was $31,631, 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 $126,524 for a family of four. However, Rutherfordton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rutherfordton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rutherfordton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rutherfordton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rutherfordton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rutherfordton include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Rutherfordton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.