Albemarle

Population: 16,527
Median household income: $52,825
Median home value: $186,100

Albemarle is a community in Stanly County, North Carolina, home to 16,527 residents. At $52,825, its median household income sits below Stanly County's $61,631.

Between 2019 and 2023, Albemarle's population grew 3.4% from 15,980 to 16,527, while its median home value rose 56.4% from $119,000 to $186,100.

The typical home was built around 1966. 22.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,527
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,825
Median home value: $186,100
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 8,095
Homeownership rate: 57.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,98016,527

Median household income

$44,269$52,825

Median home value

$119,000$186,100

Median gross rent

$682$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,980	$44,269	$119,000	$682
2020	16,073	$44,294	$125,700	$778
2021	16,318	$43,231	$136,900	$788
2022	16,444	$51,673	$153,600	$863
2023	16,527	$52,825	$186,100	$856

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	634	3.8%
5 to 17	2,709	16.4%
18 to 24	1,242	7.5%
25 to 34	2,435	14.7%
35 to 44	2,018	12.2%
45 to 54	1,865	11.3%
55 to 64	2,098	12.7%
65 to 74	1,747	10.6%
75 and over	1,779	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,406	63.0%
Black or African American	3,686	22.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	622	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	184	1.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	280	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,349	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,607	13.5%
High school graduate	3,653	30.6%
Some college or associate's	4,117	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,121	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	444	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,451	78.2%
Carpooled	789	11.3%
Public transit	93	1.3%
Walked	54	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	532	7.6%
Other means	56	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,031	47.0%
15 to 29 min	1,309	20.3%
30 to 44 min	620	9.6%
45 to 59 min	657	10.2%
60+ min	826	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 22.5% (3,596 of 15,961)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,164	61.9%
Nonfamily households	2,558	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,722	83.0%
Vacant	1,373	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,877	57.7%
Renter-occupied	2,845	42.3%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,187	76.4%
1-unit, attached	29	0.4%
2 to 4 units	906	11.2%
5 to 19 units	520	6.4%
20 or more units	124	1.5%
Mobile home & other	329	4.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3700680
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 18 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 35.3581, -80.1912