Demographics of Alexander County, North Carolina

Alexander County, North Carolina had 36,958 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +552 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.

Alexander County, in four figures

36,958
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +552 people.; 43.8 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,354 ±$4,962
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.

Alexander County, North Carolina's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alexander 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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Alexander County, North Carolina's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alexander 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	36,406	100.0	100.0
2021	36,279	99.7	100.2
2022	36,213	99.5	100.7
2023	36,387	99.9	101.6
2024	36,749	100.9	102.5
2025	36,958	101.5	103.1

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Population of Alexander 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	36,406	−34	−6	0	−30
2021	36,279	−127	−267	0	+116
2022	36,213	−66	−211	−2	+157
2023	36,387	+174	−142	+4	+311
2024	36,749	+362	−149	+73	+430
2025	36,958	+209	−151	+45	+315

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.8 ±0.6: for men 43.1 ±0.8 and for women 45.0 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Alexander County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,805 ±161	5.0% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,339 ±434	14.7% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,488 ±256	6.8% ±0.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,018 ±472	24.8% ±1.3	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,041 ±568	27.6% ±1.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,721 ±552	21.2% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,354 ±$4,962, and income per person $33,425 ±$2,466, 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 Alexander County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,290 ±424	16.2% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,212 ±429	22.7% ±3.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,644 ±454	18.7% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,413 ±432	17.1% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,315 ±397	16.4% ±2.8	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	665 ±184	4.7% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	587 ±168	4.2% ±1.2	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 Alexander County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	4,357 ±872	12.6% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,540 ±354	22.4% ±4.7	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,769 ±412	10.0% ±2.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,048 ±299	10.3% ±2.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Alexander County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alexander County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	16,218 ±48	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.1% ±2.2	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.9% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.7% ±2.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.3% ±2.5	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$211,800 ±$11,234	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$764 ±$29	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	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 Alexander County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,031 ±0	5.6% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	31,134 ±47	85.5% ±0.1	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,828 ±272	5.0% ±0.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	363 ±83	1.0% ±0.2	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 65	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 55	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,004 ±288	2.8% ±0.8	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Alexander County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	26,297 ±887	72.2% ±2.4	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,588 ±919	23.6% ±2.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	195 to 667	0.5% to 1.8%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,096 ±309	3.0% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	581 ±244	1.6% ±0.7	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	515 ±185	1.4% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Alexander County among the counties of North Carolina

67th of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Alexander County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Richmond County	42,041	−1.6%
Person County	40,636	+3.7%
Macon County	39,232	+5.8%
Yadkin County	38,325	+2.9%
Dare County	38,245	+3.3%
Alexander County	36,958	+1.5%
Transylvania County	34,211	+2.9%
Scotland County	33,322	−0.3%
Currituck County	33,158	+16.7%
Cherokee County	30,830	+6.8%
Bladen County	30,007	+1.3%

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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