China Grove is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,516 people and two associated neighborhoods, China Grove is the 185th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in China Grove, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 50.51% of China Grove’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, China Grove is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in China Grove who work in office and administrative support (15.80%), management occupations (7.80%), and maintenance occupations (6.93%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, China Grove has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes China Grove a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, China Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in China Grove with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.59% of adults in China Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in China Grove in 2022 was $30,416, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,664 for a family of four. However, China Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. China Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call China Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of China Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or 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 27.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in China Grove include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish. Foreign born people are also an important part of China Grove's cultural character, accounting for 16.61% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in China Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
