Alamance County, North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 186,177
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 186,177
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 183,040
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 171,475
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 171,476
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 8.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 6.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 171,415
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 151,131
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.6%
Female persons, percent 52.0%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 70.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 22.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 1.6%
Asian alone, percent(a) 2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 16.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 9,482
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 9.5%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 83,187
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $241,500
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,435
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $450
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,064
Building Permits, 2025 2,027
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 70,062
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.44
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 15.5%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 90.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 28.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 491,224
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,038,998
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 227,894
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 3,415,124
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $19,336
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 25.9
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $65,651
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $34,547
Persons in poverty, percent 13.8%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 3,652
Total employment, 2023 61,726
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 3,079,262
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 6.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 12,664
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,889
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 488
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 578
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,920
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 2,366
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 404.8
Population per square mile, 2010 356.5
Land area in square miles, 2020 423.45
Land area in square miles, 2010 423.94
FIPS Code 37001