Dudley is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 826 people and three associated neighborhoods, Dudley is the 423rd largest community in North Carolina.Dudley is a blue-collar town, with 43.34% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Dudley is a town of managers, construction workers and builders, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Dudley who work in farm management occupations (19.20%), management occupations (17.03%), and business and financial occupations (14.71%). In addition, many people in Dudley have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. A relatively large number of people in Dudley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.89% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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, Dudley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Dudley with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.94% of adults in Dudley have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dudley in 2022 was $24,605, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,420 for a family of four. However, Dudley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dudley also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.81% of its population below the federal poverty line.Dudley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dudley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dudley residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Dudley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 46.74% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dudley include French, British, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dudley's cultural character, accounting for 22.85% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Dudley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
