Alleghany County vs Pamlico County

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

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

Pamlico County has the higher population (12,315 vs 11,075 in Alleghany County). Pamlico County has the higher median household income ($61,624 vs $44,272 in Alleghany County). Pamlico County has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $199,000 in Alleghany County).

Population, income & housing

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
Population	11,075	12,315
Median age	51.4 yrs	54.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,272	$61,624
Median home value	$199,000	$209,800
Median gross rent	$755	$909
Housing units	7,752	7,239
Homeownership rate	77.1%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
Population	11,008 → 11,075 (+0.6%)	12,701 → 12,315 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$37,830 → $44,272 (+17.0%)	$46,728 → $61,624 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$139,800 → $199,000 (+42.3%)	$156,000 → $209,800 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $755 (+21.4%)	$767 → $909 (+18.5%)

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

Pamlico County

Population

12,70112,315

Median household income

$46,728$61,624

Median home value

$156,000$209,800

Median gross rent

$767$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
Under 5	4.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.4%	10.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.3%	8.7%
35 to 44	9.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.6%
65 to 74	17.5%	18.1%
75 and over	12.3%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	74.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
No high school diploma	16.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	29.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
Drove alone	76.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	12.9%	4.2%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.5%	10.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
1-unit, detached	78.3%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	25.3%

Poverty & households

	Alleghany County	Pamlico County
Poverty rate	17.4%	12.4%
Average household size	2.15	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1982	1988