Demographics of Alleghany County, North Carolina

Alleghany County, North Carolina had 11,479 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +588 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.

Alleghany County, in four figures

11,479
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.4%
Change since July 2020: +588 people.; 52.6 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,172 ±$4,894
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.

Alleghany County, North Carolina's population grew 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alleghany 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Alleghany County, North Carolina's population grew 5.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alleghany 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	10,891	100.0	100.0
2021	11,084	101.8	100.2
2022	11,200	102.8	100.7
2023	11,332	104.0	101.6
2024	11,402	104.7	102.5
2025	11,479	105.4	103.1

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Population of Alleghany 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	10,891	+12	−20	0	+34
2021	11,084	+193	−59	0	+263
2022	11,200	+116	−70	+6	+175
2023	11,332	+132	−77	+12	+191
2024	11,402	+70	−73	+38	+104
2025	11,479	+77	−70	+16	+131

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.6 ±1.1: for men 52.3 ±2.6 and for women 52.7 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Alleghany County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	420 ±45	3.8% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,412 ±214	12.6% ±1.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	643 ±153	5.8% ±1.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,182 ±217	19.5% ±1.9	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,082 ±266	27.6% ±2.4	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,435 ±311	30.7% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,172 ±$4,894, and income per person $33,300 ±$4,848, 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 Alleghany County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,214 ±257	23.4% ±4.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,509 ±289	29.1% ±5.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	814 ±183	15.7% ±3.4	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	754 ±183	14.6% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	542 ±151	10.5% ±2.9	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	160 ±71	3.1% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	84 to 284	1.6% to 5.5%	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Alleghany County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	1,770 ±395	16.0% ±3.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	497 ±152	27.1% ±7.4	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	703 ±202	14.4% ±4.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	570 ±166	13.0% ±3.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Alleghany County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alleghany County	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,804 ±34	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.3% ±3.6	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.7% ±3.6	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.4% ±1.6	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.6% ±3.9	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$214,800 ±$19,060	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$675 ±$135	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Alleghany County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,274 ±0	11.4% ±<0.1	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,370 ±23	83.9% ±0.2	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	60 to 296	0.5% to 2.6%	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 135	0% to 1.2%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	291 ±135	2.6% ±1.2	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 Alleghany County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	6,388 ±406	57.2% ±3.6	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,170 ±407	37.3% ±3.6	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 99	0% to 0.9%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	571 ±156	5.1% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	118 to 364	1.1% to 3.3%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	330 ±94	3.0% ±0.8	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%.

Alleghany County among the counties of North Carolina

93rd of 100 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Counties of North Carolina near Alleghany County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Chowan County	14,082	+2.8%
Swain County	14,024	−0.6%
Perquimans County	13,490	+3.6%
Pamlico County	12,758	+3.7%
Clay County	12,239	+9.9%
Alleghany County	11,479	+5.4%
Camden County	11,315	+8.7%
Washington County	10,638	−3.1%
Gates County	10,234	−2.1%
Jones County	9,575	+4.6%
Graham County	8,190	+1.9%

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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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026