Glen Alpine vs Rhodhiss

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

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

Glen Alpine has the higher population (1,995 vs 1,062 in Rhodhiss). Glen Alpine has the higher median household income ($62,917 vs $48,125 in Rhodhiss). Glen Alpine has the higher median home value ($173,200 vs $113,400 in Rhodhiss).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
Population	1,995	1,062
Median age	36.7 yrs	27.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$48,125
Median home value	$173,200	$113,400
Median gross rent	$847	$812
Housing units	739	381
Homeownership rate	80.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
Population	1,658 → 1,995 (+20.3%)	935 → 1,062 (+13.6%)
Median household income	$42,067 → $62,917 (+49.6%)	$41,591 → $48,125 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $173,200 (+49.8%)	$67,300 → $113,400 (+68.5%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $847 (+21.0%)	$900 → $812 (-9.8%)

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

Rhodhiss

Population

9351,062

Median household income

$41,591$48,125

Median home value

$67,300$113,400

Median gross rent

$900$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
Under 5	6.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.7%	34.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.6%
35 to 44	19.5%	14.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	9.3%
65 to 74	9.2%	5.9%
75 and over	4.3%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	84.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
No high school diploma	9.8%	23.5%
High school graduate	27.9%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
Drove alone	82.1%	81.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	17.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	1.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
1-unit, detached	83.9%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Glen Alpine	Rhodhiss
Poverty rate	13.2%	14.5%
Average household size	2.75	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1971	1975