Pineville is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 10,886 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pineville is the 92nd largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Pineville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Pineville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Pineville, where the median household income is $55,450.00. Pineville real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Pineville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Pineville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pineville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pineville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pineville who work in sales jobs (13.75%), office and administrative support (12.78%), and management occupations (11.98%). Also of interest is that Pineville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Pineville is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.16% of adults in Pineville have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Pineville in 2022 was $32,945, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,780 for a family of four. However, Pineville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pineville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pineville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pineville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pineville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pineville include Irish, German, English, African, and Italian. In addition, Pineville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.58%). The most common language spoken in Pineville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
