Alexis vs High Shoals

A side-by-side comparison of Alexis and High Shoals: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alexis has the higher population (635 vs 565 in High Shoals). Alexis has the higher median household income ($53,708 vs $50,893 in High Shoals). Alexis has the higher median home value ($193,700 vs $145,700 in High Shoals).

Population, income & housing

	Alexis	High Shoals
Population	635	565
Median age	59.6 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,708	$50,893
Median home value	$193,700	$145,700
Median gross rent	—	$937
Housing units	317	249
Homeownership rate	83.3%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexis	High Shoals
Population	818 → 635 (-22.4%)	671 → 565 (-15.8%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $53,708 (+48.2%)	$25,882 → $50,893 (+96.6%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $193,700 (+21.6%)	$99,500 → $145,700 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$622 → $937 (+50.6%)

Alexis

Population

818635

Median household income

$36,250$53,708

Median home value

$159,300$193,700

High Shoals

Population

671565

Median household income

$25,882$50,893

Median home value

$99,500$145,700

Median gross rent

$622$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexis	High Shoals
Under 5	4.9%	12.9%
5 to 17	8.7%	22.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.0%	19.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.3%
45 to 54	1.6%	5.8%
55 to 64	8.3%	9.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	4.4%
75 and over	36.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexis	High Shoals
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	78.4%
Black or African American	18.7%	8.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexis	High Shoals
No high school diploma	3.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	30.1%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	58.1%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexis	High Shoals
Drove alone	88.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexis	High Shoals
1-unit, detached	87.1%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	17.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Alexis	High Shoals
Poverty rate	0.9%	22.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1964	1982