Alamance County, North Carolina
Alamance County, North Carolina · ZIP 27201, 27202, 27215
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 183,040 (2024 estimate)Population
- 68,441Households
- $64,445Median household income
- $221,200Median home value
- 13Towns with a page
- 12ZIP codes
Alamance County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 130,800 |
| 2010 | 151,131 |
| 2020 | 171,415 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $64,445 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 44,903 units
- Renter occupied
- 23,538 units
- Vacancy rate
- 9.3%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
61,726 employees in 3,652 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Alamance County | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 174,286 | 10,584,340 |
| Median household income | $64,445 | $69,904 |
| Median age | 38.7 | 39.1 |
| Median home value | $221,200 | $259,400 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 27.7% | 34.7% |
| Foreign-born residents | 9.1% | 8.7% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 65.6% | 66.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 25.6 minutes | 25.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Alamance County13 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | City | 61,365 | 31.3 sq mi |
| Mebane | City | 20,654 | 12.2 sq mi |
| Graham | City | 19,311 | 11.0 sq mi |
| Elon | Town | 11,282 | 4.27 sq mi |
| Glen Raven | Census designated place | 3,684 | 3.30 sq mi |
| Green Level | Town | 3,362 | 1.50 sq mi |
| Swepsonville | Town | 2,582 | 1.44 sq mi |
| Haw River | Town | 2,391 | 3.10 sq mi |
| Saxapahaw | Census designated place | 1,501 | 5.18 sq mi |
| Alamance | Village | 1,043 | 0.80 sq mi |
| Woodlawn | Census designated place | 996 | 3.29 sq mi |
| Ossipee | Town | 569 | 0.61 sq mi |
| Altamahaw | Census designated place | 568 | 1.36 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 37 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Caswell CountyPopulation 22,363 (2024 estimate)
- Chatham CountyPopulation 83,874 (2024 estimate)
- Guilford CountyPopulation 558,816 (2024 estimate)
- Orange CountyPopulation 152,877 (2024 estimate)
- Randolph CountyPopulation 148,389 (2024 estimate)
- Rockingham CountyPopulation 93,517 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 37, retrieved November 14, 2026.