Wadesboro is a somewhat small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,966 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wadesboro is the 156th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Wadesboro is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.11% of the Wadesboro workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.49% 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. Being a small town, Wadesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Wadesboro rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.34% of adults 25 and older in Wadesboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. 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.
