Statesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 29,681 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Statesville is the 37th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Statesville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Statesville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Statesville who work in office and administrative support (13.29%), sales jobs (9.14%), and management occupations (7.44%). In terms of college education, Statesville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.39% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Statesville in 2022 was $29,538, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,152 for a family of four. However, Statesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Statesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Statesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Statesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Statesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Statesville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Statesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
