Glen Alpine vs Rutherford College

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

Glen Alpine and Rutherford College 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 1,327 in Rutherford College). Rutherford College has the higher median household income ($63,000 vs $62,917 in Glen Alpine). Rutherford College has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $173,200 in Glen Alpine).

Population, income & housing

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
Population	1,995	1,327
Median age	36.7 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,917	$63,000
Median home value	$173,200	$196,600
Median gross rent	$847	$1,028
Housing units	739	651
Homeownership rate	80.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
Population	1,658 → 1,995 (+20.3%)	1,286 → 1,327 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$42,067 → $62,917 (+49.6%)	$43,919 → $63,000 (+43.4%)
Median home value	$115,600 → $173,200 (+49.8%)	$162,500 → $196,600 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $847 (+21.0%)	$608 → $1,028 (+69.1%)

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

Rutherford College

Population

1,2861,327

Median household income

$43,919$63,000

Median home value

$162,500$196,600

Median gross rent

$608$1,028

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
Under 5	6.4%	7.2%
5 to 17	21.7%	11.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	11.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	19.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	8.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	20.7%
65 to 74	9.2%	10.1%
75 and over	4.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	84.2%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
No high school diploma	9.8%	8.8%
High school graduate	27.9%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
Drove alone	82.1%	94.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	3.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	2.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
1-unit, detached	83.9%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Glen Alpine	Rutherford College
Poverty rate	13.2%	10.9%
Average household size	2.75	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1971	1975