Alamance County, NC

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2023 Population

174,286

1.46% 1-year growth

US Senator

Thom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.7

1.02% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.1%

0.489% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$64,445

5.88% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$221,200

11.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

83,828

1.86% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Alamance County, NC had a population of 174k people with a median age of 38.7 and a median household income of $64,445. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Alamance County, NC grew from 171,779 to 174,286, a 1.46% increase and its median household income grew from $60,866 to $64,445, a 5.88% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Alamance County, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (59.5%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (19.6%), Other (Hispanic) (7.83%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.67%), and White (Hispanic) (3.29%).

None of the households in Alamance County, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.4% of the residents in Alamance County, NC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Alamance County, NC are Elon University (2,099 degrees awarded in 2022), Alamance Community College (1,271 degrees), and Beyond Measure Barbering Institute (13 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Alamance County, NC was $221,200, and the homeownership rate was 65.6%.

Most people in Alamance County, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Alamance County, NC was 2 cars per household.

Alamance County, NC borders Caswell County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Orange County, NC, Randolph County, NC, and Rockingham County, NC.

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Population & Diversity

Alamance County, NC is home to a population of 174k people, from which 94.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.09% of Alamance County, NC residents were born outside of the country (15.8k people).

In 2023, there were 3.03 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (104k people) in Alamance County, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 34.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 13.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.4%

2023 Citizenship

95%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.4% of Alamance County, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Alamance County, NC was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Alamance County, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alamance County, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
104k ± 411
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
34.2k ± 826
Other (Hispanic)
13.7k ± 1.23k

14.8%

Hispanic Population

25.7k people

14.8% of the people in Alamance County, NC are hispanic (25.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Alamance County, NC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
214,508 ± 11,254 people
India
79,868 ± 6,912 people
Honduras
39,759 ± 4,886 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 214,508 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 79,868 and Honduras with 39,759.

Foreign-Born Population

9.09%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

15.8k people

8.36%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

14.4k people

As of 2023, 9.09% of Alamance County, NC residents (15.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alamance County, NC was 8.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Alamance County, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,388 ± 374
Gulf War (2001-)
1,684 ± 344
Gulf War (1990s)
1,547 ± 330

Alamance County, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Alamance County, NC employs 83.8k people. The largest industries in Alamance County, NC are Health Care & Social Assistance (13,413 people), Manufacturing (11,442 people), and Retail Trade (10,814 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($88,750), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,417), and Utilities ($63,214).

Males in North Carolina have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $57,464. The income inequality in North Carolina (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

83.8k

2023 Value

± 2,436

1.86%

1 Year growth

± 4.01%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Alamance County, NC grew at a rate of 1.86%, from 82.3k employees to 83.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alamance County, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10,335 people), Management Occupations (8,757 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (7,711 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alamance County, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

83.8k

2023 Value

± 2,436

1.86%

1 Year growth

± 4.01%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Alamance County, NC grew at a rate of 1.86%, from 82.3k employees to 83.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alamance County, NC, are Health Care & Social Assistance (13,413 people), Manufacturing (11,442 people), and Retail Trade (10,814 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alamance County, NC, though some of these residents may live in Alamance County, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,460

Median earning men ± $1,565

$38,027

Median earning women ± $1,620

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($67,083), Public Administration ($60,910), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,269).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($54,211), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,841), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,323).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

250
Construction
223
Retail Trade
219
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$733k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$446k
Manufacturing
$299k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2022, universities in Alamance County, NC awarded 3,383 degrees. The student population of Alamance County, NC in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 4,414 male students and 6,709 female students.

The largest universities in Alamance County, NC by number of degrees awarded are Elon University (2,099 and 62%), Alamance Community College (1,271 and 37.6%), and Beyond Measure Barbering Institute (13 and 0.384%).

The most popular majors in Alamance County, NC are Liberal Arts & Sciences (258 and 7.63%), General Business Administration & Management (167 and 4.94%), and General Finance (152 and 4.49%).

The median tuition cost in Alamance County, NC for private four year colleges is $41,734.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Alamance County, NC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 74.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 12.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 11,123 (39.7% men and 60.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 11,123 students enrolled in Alamance County, NC, 39.7% men and 60.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 7,625 records, of which 59.4% were women and 40.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Marketing & Marketing Management
122 degrees awarded
General Psychology
111 degrees awarded
General Finance
152 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Alamance County, NC was General Marketing & Marketing Management with 122 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Alamance County, NC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Elon University
2,099 degrees awarded
Alamance Community College
1,271 degrees awarded
Beyond Measure Barbering Institute
13 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Elon University with 2,099 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($41,734) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($507) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($2,960) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Alamance County, NC was $221,200 in 2023, which is 0.729 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $197,700 to $221,200, a 11.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Alamance County, NC is 65.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Alamance County, NC have an average commute time of 25.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alamance County, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Alamance County, NC is $64,445. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Alamance County, NC was Census Tract 206.01 with a value of $105,654, followed by Census Tract 220.01 and Census Tract 217.01, with respective values of $105,019 and $101,344.

Housing

Property

$221,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,689

$44,903

Median Property Taxes

±$1,537

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alamance County, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alamance County, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.6%

Homeownership

2023

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 65.6% of the housing units in Alamance County, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Alamance County, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 206.01
Census Tract 220.01
Census Tract 217.01

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Alamance County, NC was Census Tract 206.01 with a value of $105,654, followed by Census Tract 220.01 and Census Tract 217.01, with respective values of $105,019 and $101,344.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Alamance County, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,445

Median Household Income

± $2,226

68.4k

Number of Households

± 2,139

In 2023, the median household income of the 68.4k households in Alamance County, NC grew to $64,445 from the previous year's value of $60,866.

The following chart displays the households in Alamance County, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alamance County, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.1%)
Worked At Home (9.18%)
Carpooled (8.42%)

In 2023, 80.1% of workers in Alamance County, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.18%) and those who carpooled to work (8.42%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alamance County, NC have a shorter commute time (25.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.91% of the workforce in Alamance County, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Alamance County, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alamance County, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alamance County, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alamance County, NC (23.9k out of 169k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alamance County, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 17.6% of the children was living in poverty in Alamance County, NC. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 11.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.1% of the population of Alamance County, NC has health coverage, with 46.2% on employee plans, 16.7% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.67% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alamance County, NC see 2557 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.12% increase from the previous year (2387 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1830 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 591 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,557 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Alamance County, NC

Primary care physicians in Alamance County, NC see an average of 2,557 patients per year. This represents a 7.12% increase from the previous year (2,387 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Alamance County, NC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.4% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.94%

Uninsured

46.2%

Employer Coverage

16.7%

Medicaid

13.9%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

1.67%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alamance County, NC grew by 2.08% from 9.74% to 9.94%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Alamance County, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 45.8 in Alamance County, NC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Alamance County, NC.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 35.9% in Alamance County, NC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Alamance County, NC.