Wadesboro is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,935 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wadesboro is the 156th largest community in North Carolina.Wadesboro is a blue-collar town, with 47.11% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Wadesboro is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wadesboro who work in office and administrative support (9.10%), healthcare suport services (6.87%), and healthcare (6.48%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.49% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small town, Wadesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Wadesboro with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.34% of adults in Wadesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wadesboro in 2022 was $19,900, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,600 for a family of four. However, Wadesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Wadesboro is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wadesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wadesboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Wadesboro include English, Scottish, African, Jamaican, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Wadesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and Japanese.
