Vanceboro is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 874 people and two associated neighborhoods, Vanceboro is the 416th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Vanceboro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Vanceboro is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Vanceboro who work in teaching (28.83%), healthcare (17.40%), and office and administrative support (8.57%). One downside of living in Vanceboro, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.45 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Vanceboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Vanceboro, just 10.31% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Vanceboro in 2022 was $22,724, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,896 for a family of four. However, Vanceboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Vanceboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Vanceboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Vanceboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Vanceboro include Irish, English, European, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Vanceboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Native American languages.
