Alleghany County vs Graham County

A side-by-side comparison of Alleghany County and Graham County: population, income, housing, and more.

Alleghany County and Graham County are counties in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alleghany County has the higher population (11,075 vs 8,041 in Graham County). Graham County has the higher median household income ($49,038 vs $44,272 in Alleghany County). Alleghany County has the higher median home value ($199,000 vs $155,800 in Graham County).

Population, income & housing

	Alleghany County	Graham County
Population	11,075	8,041
Median age	51.4 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,272	$49,038
Median home value	$199,000	$155,800
Median gross rent	$755	$581
Housing units	7,752	5,244
Homeownership rate	77.1%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alleghany County	Graham County
Population	11,008 → 11,075 (+0.6%)	8,509 → 8,041 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$37,830 → $44,272 (+17.0%)	$39,571 → $49,038 (+23.9%)
Median home value	$139,800 → $199,000 (+42.3%)	$122,300 → $155,800 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $755 (+21.4%)	$499 → $581 (+16.4%)

Alleghany County

Population

11,00811,075

Median household income

$37,830$44,272

Median home value

$139,800$199,000

Median gross rent

$622$755

Graham County

Population

8,5098,041

Median household income

$39,571$49,038

Median home value

$122,300$155,800

Median gross rent

$499$581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alleghany County	Graham County
Under 5	4.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	9.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	9.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	14.0%
65 to 74	17.5%	14.1%
75 and over	12.3%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alleghany County	Graham County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	85.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	8.4%
Asian	0.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alleghany County	Graham County
No high school diploma	16.9%	15.2%
High school graduate	29.7%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alleghany County	Graham County
Drove alone	76.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	12.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alleghany County	Graham County
1-unit, detached	78.3%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.2%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Alleghany County	Graham County
Poverty rate	17.4%	8.7%
Average household size	2.15	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1982	1987