Archdale vs Asheboro

A side-by-side comparison of Archdale and Asheboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Asheboro has the higher population (27,353 vs 11,992 in Archdale). Archdale has the higher median household income ($64,984 vs $48,628 in Asheboro). Archdale has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $162,800 in Asheboro).

Population, income & housing

	Archdale	Asheboro
Population	11,992	27,353
Median age	46.5 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,984	$48,628
Median home value	$188,200	$162,800
Median gross rent	$960	$855
Housing units	5,077	12,269
Homeownership rate	80.2%	46.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archdale	Asheboro
Population	11,510 → 11,992 (+4.2%)	25,852 → 27,353 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$53,030 → $64,984 (+22.5%)	$38,211 → $48,628 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$138,000 → $188,200 (+36.4%)	$120,900 → $162,800 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $960 (+34.5%)	$670 → $855 (+27.6%)

Archdale

Population

11,51011,992

Median household income

$53,030$64,984

Median home value

$138,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$714$960

Asheboro

Population

25,85227,353

Median household income

$38,211$48,628

Median home value

$120,900$162,800

Median gross rent

$670$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archdale	Asheboro
Under 5	2.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	19.6%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	15.0%
45 to 54	16.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	8.5%
75 and over	8.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archdale	Asheboro
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	52.8%
Black or African American	8.4%	14.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archdale	Asheboro
No high school diploma	12.1%	16.8%
High school graduate	28.9%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archdale	Asheboro
Drove alone	80.9%	82.9%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	4.8%
Other means	1.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archdale	Asheboro
1-unit, detached	75.6%	52.1%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.3%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Archdale	Asheboro
Poverty rate	6.3%	20.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1985	1981