Archdale vs Ramseur

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

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

Archdale has the higher population (11,992 vs 2,061 in Ramseur). Archdale has the higher median household income ($64,984 vs $29,508 in Ramseur). Archdale has the higher median home value ($188,200 vs $130,000 in Ramseur).

Population, income & housing

	Archdale	Ramseur
Population	11,992	2,061
Median age	46.5 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,984	$29,508
Median home value	$188,200	$130,000
Median gross rent	$960	$686
Housing units	5,077	781
Homeownership rate	80.2%	42.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archdale	Ramseur
Population	11,510 → 11,992 (+4.2%)	1,817 → 2,061 (+13.4%)
Median household income	$53,030 → $64,984 (+22.5%)	$30,694 → $29,508 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$138,000 → $188,200 (+36.4%)	$101,000 → $130,000 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $960 (+34.5%)	$614 → $686 (+11.7%)

Archdale

Population

11,51011,992

Median household income

$53,030$64,984

Median home value

$138,000$188,200

Median gross rent

$714$960

Ramseur

Population

1,8172,061

Median household income

$30,694$29,508

Median home value

$101,000$130,000

Median gross rent

$614$686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archdale	Ramseur
Under 5	2.9%	14.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	22.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	9.8%	16.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.5%
45 to 54	16.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.7%	7.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	3.8%
75 and over	8.7%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archdale	Ramseur
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	68.4%
Black or African American	8.4%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	25.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archdale	Ramseur
No high school diploma	12.1%	15.9%
High school graduate	28.9%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	36.2%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archdale	Ramseur
Drove alone	80.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	10.5%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	4.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archdale	Ramseur
1-unit, detached	75.6%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	11.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	25.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Archdale	Ramseur
Poverty rate	6.3%	53.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1985	1972