Alamance County, North Carolina

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 174,286
Median household income: $64,445
Median home value: $221,200

Alamance County is a county in North Carolina with a population of 174,286. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,445, its median household income sits below North Carolina's $69,904.

From 2019 to 2023, Alamance County's population grew 6.7% from 163,324 to 174,286, while its median household income rose 29.7% from $49,688 to $64,445.

The median gross rent is $1,007. 27.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 174,286
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,445
Median home value: $221,200
Median gross rent: $1,007
Housing units: 75,456
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

163,324174,286

Median household income

$49,688$64,445

Median home value

$154,800$221,200

Median gross rent

$813$1,007

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	163,324	$49,688	$154,800	$813
2020	166,144	$51,580	$160,900	$822
2021	169,185	$55,078	$168,900	$875
2022	171,779	$60,866	$197,700	$959
2023	174,286	$64,445	$221,200	$1,007

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,957	5.7%
5 to 17	28,824	16.5%
18 to 24	18,052	10.4%
25 to 34	22,134	12.7%
35 to 44	21,024	12.1%
45 to 54	21,918	12.6%
55 to 64	22,863	13.1%
65 to 74	17,358	10.0%
75 and over	12,156	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	103,736	59.5%
Black or African American	34,240	19.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	265	0.2%
Asian	2,885	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.0%
Some other race	995	0.6%
Two or more races	6,398	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25,716	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,458	11.5%
High school graduate	33,739	28.7%
Some college or associate's	37,711	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	22,130	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10,415	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	65,839	80.1%
Carpooled	6,919	8.4%
Public transit	59	0.1%
Walked	1,141	1.4%
Bicycle	29	0.0%
Worked from home	7,546	9.2%
Other means	675	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,817	25.2%
15 to 29 min	28,494	38.2%
30 to 44 min	15,741	21.1%
45 to 59 min	7,635	10.2%
60+ min	3,975	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 14.1% (23,943 of 169,230)

	Count	Share
Family households	44,067	64.4%
Nonfamily households	24,374	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	68,441	90.7%
Vacant	7,015	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	44,903	65.6%
Renter-occupied	23,538	34.4%

1-unit, detached65.3%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49,261	65.3%
1-unit, attached	2,530	3.4%
2 to 4 units	4,212	5.6%
5 to 19 units	6,667	8.8%
20 or more units	3,680	4.9%
Mobile home & other	9,106	12.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 37001
State: North Carolina
Land area: 423 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 36.0440, -79.4006