Bessemer City is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 5,625 people and five associated neighborhoods, Bessemer City is the 148th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Bessemer City, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.53% of Bessemer City’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bessemer City is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bessemer City who work in office and administrative support (11.45%), sales jobs (11.34%), and food service (10.71%). Bessemer City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Bessemer City, just 12.75% 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 Bessemer City in 2022 was $24,979, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,916 for a family of four. However, Bessemer City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bessemer City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bessemer City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bessemer City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bessemer City include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Bessemer City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
