Demographics of Alamance County, North Carolina

Alamance County, North Carolina had 186,177 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +14,553 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Alamance County, in four figures

186,177
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.5%
Change since July 2020: +14,553 people.; 38.9 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,651 ±$1,854
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Alamance County, North Carolina's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alamance County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Alamance County, North Carolina's population grew 8.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alamance County, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	171,624	100.0	100.0
2021	173,666	101.2	100.2
2022	176,470	102.8	100.7
2023	179,369	104.5	101.6
2024	183,361	106.8	102.5
2025	186,177	108.5	103.1

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Population of Alamance County, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	171,624	+149	−39	0	+144
2021	173,666	+2,042	−194	+122	+2,071
2022	176,470	+2,804	−86	+417	+2,413
2023	179,369	+2,899	−124	+736	+2,249
2024	183,361	+3,992	+30	+1,431	+2,514
2025	186,177	+2,816	+68	+730	+2,024

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±0.3: for men 37.4 ±0.3 and for women 40.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Alamance County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	10,060 ±126	5.7% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	29,149 ±973	16.5% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	17,970 ±820	10.2% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	44,191 ±936	25.0% ±0.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	45,170 ±1,041	25.5% ±0.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	30,353 ±1,026	17.2% ±0.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,651 ±$1,854, and income per person $34,547 ±$941, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Alamance County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	11,212 ±924	16.0% ±1.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	15,457 ±1,121	22.1% ±1.6	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,907 ±858	18.4% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,283 ±642	13.2% ±0.9	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,793 ±869	16.8% ±1.2	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,100 ±552	7.3% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,310 ±490	6.2% ±0.7	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Alamance County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	22,876 ±1,769	13.4% ±1.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,242 ±822	16.1% ±2.0	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,814 ±1,037	12.9% ±1.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,820 ±620	11.8% ±1.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Alamance County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alamance County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	77,073 ±104	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±0.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±0.8	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.0% ±1.4	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.0% ±1.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$241,500 ±$5,511	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,064 ±$25	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Alamance County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27,012 ±0	15.3% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	102,741 ±581	58.1% ±0.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	34,608 ±1,134	19.6% ±0.6	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,208 ±291	1.8% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	310 ±109	0.2% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	77 ±34	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,238 ±541	0.7% ±0.3	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7,699 ±1,172	4.4% ±0.7	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Alamance County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	108,442 ±1,680	61.3% ±0.9	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	49,881 ±1,580	28.2% ±0.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,729 ±357	1.0% ±0.2	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16,841 ±902	9.5% ±0.5	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,579 ±771	3.7% ±0.4	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,262 ±959	5.8% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Alamance County among the counties of North Carolina

15th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Alamance County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cabarrus County	249,725	+9.9%
Gaston County	246,558	+7.8%
New Hanover County	245,959	+8.6%
Onslow County	217,175	+5.9%
Iredell County	211,798	+12.9%
Alamance County	186,177	+8.5%
Pitt County	182,936	+5.4%
Davidson County	180,182	+6.6%
Brunswick County	174,702	+26.5%
Catawba County	170,172	+5.8%
Rowan County	155,096	+5.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026