Bladenboro is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,631 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bladenboro is the 331st largest community in North Carolina.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.29% 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.
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 12.51% 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 $20,422, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,688 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 26.36% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bladenboro include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Bladenboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.