China Grove is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 4,572 people and two associated neighborhoods, China Grove is the 185th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, China Grove is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.62% of the China Grove workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, China Grove is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in China Grove who work in office and administrative support (16.14%), sales jobs (14.62%), and management occupations (8.24%). Also of interest is that China Grove has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small town, China Grove doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in China Grove with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.08% of adults in China Grove have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in China Grove in 2022 was $28,715, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,860 for a family of four. However, China Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. China Grove is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call China Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of China Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. China Grove also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.40% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in China Grove include German, English, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in China Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
