Rowland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 884 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rowland is the 414th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rowland is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.17% of the Rowland workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rowland is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rowland who work in sales jobs (12.97%), healthcare suport services (10.04%), and office and administrative support (9.62%). 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, Rowland has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rowland a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The rate of college-level education in Rowland is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.41% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Rowland in 2022 was $17,897, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,588 for a family of four. Rowland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rowland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rowland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Rowland include Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Rowland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
