Population 36,930
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 259.99 mi²
Per capita income $20,626

Cities in Alexander County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 91.4 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 18.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$216,769
Total number of firms, 2007 3,007
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 36,930
Households, 2008-2012 13,753
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -0.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,344
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,626
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.6 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 3.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 6,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 24.3 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 5.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 259.99 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 37,193
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $122,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$604,762
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 570
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.3 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $39,544
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.4 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$22,587
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,592
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 78.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.1 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.64
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 11.1 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 90.7 %
Population, 2010 37,198
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 3.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 143.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 87.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 77.4 %
Housing units, 2013 16,063
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $5,957
Building permits, 2012 74
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.4 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$49,756
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %