Demographics of Albemarle city, North Carolina

Albemarle city, North Carolina had 17,769 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,352 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Albemarle city, in four figures

17,769
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,762 ±39.; +8.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,352 people.; 39.5 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,881 ±$7,519
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Albemarle city, North Carolina's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Albemarle city, 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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The figures

Albemarle city, North Carolina's population grew 8.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Albemarle city, 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	16,417	100.0	100.0
2021	16,479	100.4	100.2
2022	16,712	101.8	100.7
2023	17,015	103.6	101.6
2024	17,451	106.3	102.5
2025	17,769	108.2	103.1

Population of Albemarle city, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,417	—
2021	16,479	+62
2022	16,712	+233
2023	17,015	+303
2024	17,451	+436
2025	17,769	+318

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±1.5: for men 35.6 ±2.6 and for women 42.1 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Albemarle city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	966 ±241	5.8% ±1.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,700 ±359	16.1% ±2.1	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,405 ±328	8.4% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,320 ±459	25.8% ±2.7	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,956 ±498	23.6% ±3.0	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,415 ±392	20.4% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,881 ±$7,519, and income per person $28,131 ±$1,806, 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 Albemarle city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,866 ±397	27.6% ±5.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,624 ±306	24.0% ±4.3	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	941 ±212	13.9% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	849 ±207	12.5% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	884 ±234	13.1% ±3.4	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	376 ±162	5.6% ±2.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	229 ±91	3.4% ±1.3	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 Albemarle city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	4,016 ±575	24.9% ±3.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,399 ±369	39.6% ±8.9	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,543 ±323	18.6% ±3.7	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,074 ±249	24.9% ±5.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Albemarle city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Albemarle city	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	7,920 ±383	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±3.1	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±3.5	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.3% ±4.7	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.7% ±4.6	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$204,800 ±$19,780	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$880 ±$71	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±4	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 Albemarle city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,044 ±452	6.2% ±2.7	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,404 ±561	62.1% ±3.3	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,232 ±488	25.2% ±2.9	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	588 ±234	3.5% ±1.4	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 371	0% to 2.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	324 ±126	1.9% ±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 Albemarle city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	11,596 ±616	69.2% ±3.7	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,266 ±676	25.5% ±4.0	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 112	0% to 0.7%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	845 ±295	5.0% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	417 ±183	2.5% ±1.1	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	214 to 642	1.3% to 3.8%	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%.

Albemarle city among the places of North Carolina

64th of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Albemarle city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Graham city	18,048 ±35
Hope Mills town	17,939 ±49
Havelock city	17,691 ±30
Morganton city	17,646 ±35
Stallings town	16,886 ±269
Albemarle city	16,762 ±39
Southern Pines town	16,420 ±26
Murraysville CDP	16,339 ±1,342
Davidson town	15,660 ±291
Belmont city	15,546 ±61
Hendersonville city	15,408 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in North Carolina by poverty rate
No. 29 Places in North Carolina by median age
No. 56 Places in North Carolina by foreign-born share
No. 56 Places in North Carolina by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 72 Places in North Carolina by homeownership rate
No. 80 Places by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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