Connelly Springs vs Glen Alpine

A side-by-side comparison of Connelly Springs and Glen Alpine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Connelly Springs has the higher population (2,342 vs 1,995 in Glen Alpine). Connelly Springs has the higher median household income ($66,643 vs $62,917 in Glen Alpine). Connelly Springs has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $173,200 in Glen Alpine).

Population, income & housing

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
Population	2,342	1,995
Median age	37.4 yrs	36.7 yrs
Median household income	$66,643	$62,917
Median home value	$178,800	$173,200
Median gross rent	$819	$847
Housing units	948	739
Homeownership rate	63.0%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
Population	1,784 → 2,342 (+31.3%)	1,658 → 1,995 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$42,355 → $66,643 (+57.3%)	$42,067 → $62,917 (+49.6%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $178,800 (+84.7%)	$115,600 → $173,200 (+49.8%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $819 (+31.9%)	$700 → $847 (+21.0%)

Connelly Springs

Population

1,7842,342

Median household income

$42,355$66,643

Median home value

$96,800$178,800

Median gross rent

$621$819

Glen Alpine

Population

1,6581,995

Median household income

$42,067$62,917

Median home value

$115,600$173,200

Median gross rent

$700$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
Under 5	7.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	21.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.3%
25 to 34	16.8%	9.5%
35 to 44	7.2%	19.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	20.9%	12.2%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.2%
75 and over	2.7%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	87.6%
Black or African American	6.4%	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
No high school diploma	11.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	38.6%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
Drove alone	76.5%	82.1%
Carpooled	16.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
1-unit, detached	63.2%	83.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.7%	13.1%

Poverty & households

	Connelly Springs	Glen Alpine
Poverty rate	8.9%	13.2%
Average household size	2.64	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1990	1971