Altamahaw vs Swepsonville

A side-by-side comparison of Altamahaw and Swepsonville: population, income, housing, and more.

Altamahaw and Swepsonville are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Swepsonville has the higher population (2,452 vs 568 in Altamahaw). Swepsonville has the higher median household income ($94,028 vs $62,315 in Altamahaw). Swepsonville has the higher median home value ($282,500 vs $215,200 in Altamahaw).

Population, income & housing

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
Population	568	2,452
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,315	$94,028
Median home value	$215,200	$282,500
Median gross rent	—	$988
Housing units	226	926
Homeownership rate	93.5%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
Population	319 → 568 (+78.1%)	1,939 → 2,452 (+26.5%)
Median household income	$88,393 → $62,315 (-29.5%)	$64,559 → $94,028 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$106,600 → $215,200 (+101.9%)	$195,000 → $282,500 (+44.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$810 → $988 (+22.0%)

Altamahaw

Population

319568

Median household income

$88,393$62,315

Median home value

$106,600$215,200

Swepsonville

Population

1,9392,452

Median household income

$64,559$94,028

Median home value

$195,000$282,500

Median gross rent

$810$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
Under 5	10.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	14.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	17.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	24.5%	9.1%
65 to 74	3.7%	11.7%
75 and over	4.8%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	69.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
No high school diploma	3.4%	6.8%
High school graduate	53.8%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
Drove alone	76.7%	77.9%
Carpooled	9.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
1-unit, detached	85.8%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Altamahaw	Swepsonville
Poverty rate	6.5%	5.1%
Average household size	2.65	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	17	27
Median year structure built	1980	2004