With 1,267 people, Alamance is a city in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has more than tripled, up 957 people. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. That is roughly 37% ahead of the North Carolina median. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $99,375, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 125%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alamance
What changed most since 1990
Population273 → 1,267(+364%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,003 → $407,300(+257%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.6% → 38.8%(+30.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.8%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(18)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 53 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Alamance, decade by decade
Alamance population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
273
$58,252
$114,003
8.6%
5.4
2000
310
$62,998
$180,708
21.9%
7.1
2010
951
$110,504
$369,425
30.4%
14.1
2020
988
$108,705
$390,277
45.1%
35.1
2024
1,267
$99,375
$407,300
38.8%
51.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
