Alleghany County, North Carolina

Interactive maps and statistics for Alleghany County, North Carolina: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside North Carolina and the United States.

Alleghany County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for median age (119th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,174	10,730,404	334,922,499	2406th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,172	$72,388	$80,734	2892nd of 3,221
Median Age	52.6	39.1	38.9	119th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.6%	35.7%	35.7%	1417th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$214,800	$288,900	$332,700	1255th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$675	$1,228	$1,413	2852nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.0%	13.0%	12.5%	1104th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.7%	5.2%	2119th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	47.6	220.7	n/a	1590th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.1%	9.1%	14.1%	963rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1021st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.4%	66.6%	65.2%	1631st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	25.1	26.4	1084th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.6%	16.3%	15.1%	1052nd of 3,222
Uninsured	18.4%	n/a	n/a	338th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.4%	47.2%	46.9%	531st of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.2%	n/a	n/a	2288th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.4%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.3	58.4	61.4

Age in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	52.6	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	16.4%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.8%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.3%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.3%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	30.7%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	5,177	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	18.4%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.9%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	14.5%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,300	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.5%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.0%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.7%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.0%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	7,804	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	76.6%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.9%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.6%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,217	$1,896	n/a

Education in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	16.8%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.0%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.6%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.8%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.8%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	47.5%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.5%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.6%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.6%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.9%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Alleghany County, North Carolina

Statistic	Alleghany County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.2%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.2%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.8%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.4%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.6%	10.0%	16.7%

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