Bladenboro is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,634 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bladenboro is the 331st largest community in North Carolina.
You will also find that a lot of people in Bladenboro work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.91% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Bladenboro doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Bladenboro, just 11.91% 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 Bladenboro in 2022 was $20,768, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,072 for a family of four. However, Bladenboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bladenboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bladenboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bladenboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bladenboro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.70% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bladenboro include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Bladenboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.