Rowland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 889 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rowland is the 414th largest community in North Carolina.Rowland is a blue-collar town, with 35.83% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Rowland is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rowland who work in sales jobs (12.60%), office and administrative support (9.84%), and healthcare suport services (9.45%). 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 citizens of Rowland are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.77% of adults in Rowland have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Rowland in 2022 was $18,490, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,960 for a family of four. Rowland also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.30% of its population below the federal poverty line.Rowland is a very 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, African, European, English, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Rowland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Laotian and Italian.
