Albemarle vs Badin

A side-by-side comparison of Albemarle and Badin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Albemarle has the higher population (16,527 vs 2,163 in Badin). Albemarle has the higher median household income ($52,825 vs $43,068 in Badin). Albemarle has the higher median home value ($186,100 vs $130,500 in Badin).

Population, income & housing

	Albemarle	Badin
Population	16,527	2,163
Median age	39.8 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,825	$43,068
Median home value	$186,100	$130,500
Median gross rent	$856	$841
Housing units	8,095	582
Homeownership rate	57.7%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albemarle	Badin
Population	15,980 → 16,527 (+3.4%)	2,009 → 2,163 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$44,269 → $52,825 (+19.3%)	$39,000 → $43,068 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$119,000 → $186,100 (+56.4%)	$84,100 → $130,500 (+55.2%)
Median gross rent	$682 → $856 (+25.5%)	$705 → $841 (+19.3%)

Albemarle

Population

15,98016,527

Median household income

$44,269$52,825

Median home value

$119,000$186,100

Median gross rent

$682$856

Badin

Population

2,0092,163

Median household income

$39,000$43,068

Median home value

$84,100$130,500

Median gross rent

$705$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albemarle	Badin
Under 5	3.8%	2.5%
5 to 17	16.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	12.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	16.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	19.4%
55 to 64	12.7%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.2%
75 and over	10.8%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albemarle	Badin
White (non-Hispanic)	63.0%	51.8%
Black or African American	22.3%	38.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	3.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albemarle	Badin
No high school diploma	13.5%	20.9%
High school graduate	30.6%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albemarle	Badin
Drove alone	78.2%	79.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.6%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.8%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albemarle	Badin
1-unit, detached	76.4%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	28.4%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Albemarle	Badin
Poverty rate	22.5%	23.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1966	1938