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Statesville's police reported 198 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 95% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 189th among North Carolina's 286 graded towns. Its weakest subject is incomes: the median household income is $53K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. 28% of working residents work locally in Statesville, above both North Carolina’s towns (6.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Fort Dobbs and U.S. Post Office and County Courthouse.
Where Statesville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Fort Dobbs
Its founding year, 1753, comes before those of 97% of the North Carolina towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 95 in 1800, 28,419 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 3 maps from 1969 on.
20 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Statesville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Statesville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Statesville.
Statesville draws workers from Mooresville and beyond, fares better on crime within North Carolina than nationally and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
20 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. The trail density in Statesville is 0.7 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Statesville Soccer Complex and Park, at 160 acres.
| Statesville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mac Anderson Park | 2 mi | 38 |
| 2. Iredell waterways park | 0.6 mi | 21 |
| 3. Kimbrough Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Iredell-Statesville Schools. Three of its 15 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Renaissance SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 823 | B− |
| Statesville HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 991 | D |
| Collaborative College for TechnologyTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 232 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NC on state tests and graduation
At 66 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 81% of North Carolina’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 1,456 to 1,228 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Statesville’s violent crime rate is 6.1 per 1,000 residents. Statesville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less. Statesville’s property crime rate is 31.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Statesville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.1 per 1,000 residents | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 31.7 per 1,000 residents | 21.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
25,768 jobs are based in Statesville, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Statesville’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Statesville grew to 25,768 in 2023, 2,214 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Charlotte (14%), Mooresville (7%) and Hickory (2%).
| Statesville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 28.4°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 82% of North Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 88.2°.
Statesville has mild winters and warm summers. About 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Statesville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 28°F | 31°F | 22°F |
| July high | 88°F | 89°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,748 U.S. towns with household incomes like Statesville’s, it is healthier than 74%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Statesville beats the North Carolina average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 14% of Statesville adults binge drink.
| Statesville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Statesville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.6% | 8.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.1% | 13.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 19.7% | 15.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Statesville has grown 13% since 2020, to 32,181 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across North Carolina.
| Statesville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.1 years | 40.1 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points). Across North Carolina, 51.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.0, men 32.5.
| Statesville | NC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.9% | 13.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.5% | 24.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 13.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Statesville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Statesville home is worth about $296,000, up 2.5% in a year, 11% below the North Carolina typical home. 52% of households own their home in Statesville.
| Statesville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 67% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,000 a month | $1,086 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Statesville
About 5 of every 100 Statesville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
20 places in Statesville on the National Register of Historic Places.
25 notable people were born in Statesville.
City in North Carolina, United States
Statesville is a city in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The population was 28,419 at the time of the 2020 census. Statesville was established in 1789 by an act of the North Carolina Legislature. It is part of the Charlotte metropolitan area.
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One town shares a border with Statesville.
| Town | NC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville | #189 | C− | B | D | B | C+ |
| Troutman | #119 | C+ | C+ | D | B | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Statesville grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #189 of 286 in North Carolina. It grades C+ for health, D for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($83,304 across the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
25 notable people were born here, including Thomas Marshburn and Louis Clarke.
