Glen Raven vs Graham

A side-by-side comparison of Glen Raven and Graham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Graham has the higher population (17,537 vs 3,684 in Glen Raven). Glen Raven has the higher median household income ($64,189 vs $54,783 in Graham). Glen Raven has the higher median home value ($204,000 vs $200,600 in Graham).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Raven	Graham
Population	3,684	17,537
Median age	32.2 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,189	$54,783
Median home value	$204,000	$200,600
Median gross rent	$729	$990
Housing units	1,288	8,516
Homeownership rate	68.1%	52.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Raven	Graham
Population	3,495 → 3,684 (+5.4%)	14,925 → 17,537 (+17.5%)
Median household income	$53,526 → $64,189 (+19.9%)	$36,310 → $54,783 (+50.9%)
Median home value	$145,500 → $204,000 (+40.2%)	$133,800 → $200,600 (+49.9%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $729 (-12.9%)	$747 → $990 (+32.5%)

Glen Raven

Population

3,4953,684

Median household income

$53,526$64,189

Median home value

$145,500$204,000

Median gross rent

$837$729

Graham

Population

14,92517,537

Median household income

$36,310$54,783

Median home value

$133,800$200,600

Median gross rent

$747$990

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Raven	Graham
Under 5	7.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	13.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	19.4%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.2%
75 and over	2.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Raven	Graham
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	51.5%
Black or African American	14.5%	23.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.5%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Raven	Graham
No high school diploma	12.9%	13.0%
High school graduate	31.5%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Raven	Graham
Drove alone	73.4%	83.4%
Carpooled	14.4%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Raven	Graham
1-unit, detached	87.6%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Glen Raven	Graham
Poverty rate	13.5%	18.1%
Average household size	2.95	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1987	1984