Population 154,378
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 423.94 mi²
Zip Codes 27215-27217, 27220, 27253, 27302
Per capita income $23,517

Cities in Alamance County

Burlington, Elon, Graham, Mebane

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 75.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,968,813
Total number of firms, 2007 11,125
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Population, 2013 estimate 154,378
Households, 2008-2012 60,310
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 2.1 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 9,172
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.7 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $23,517
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 11.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 0.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 50,546
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 19.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 423.94 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 151,219
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $136,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,163,071
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 3,165
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 11.8 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $44,155
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$219,415
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.2 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 11,256
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 82.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 7.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.44
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 15.7 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 21.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 85.3 %
Population, 2010 151,131
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 16.7 %
Population per square mile, 2010 356.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 66.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 67.5 %
Housing units, 2013 67,473
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,595
Building permits, 2012 358
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 1.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$655,841
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %