With 1,991 people, Glen Alpine is a city in North Carolina. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 901 people. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $172,800, having more than doubled since 2000. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $871 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,697, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Glen Alpine
What changed most since 1990
Population563 → 1,991(+254%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age39.7 → 36.6(−3.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share91.7% → 82.7%(−8.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Glen Alpine's population equals 2.3% of Burke County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 3.9% of the county's.
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)33.9%(42)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.7%(53)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25%(31)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 124 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
Glen Alpine, decade by decade
Glen Alpine 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
563
$57,753
$110,883
7.6%
19.2
2000
1,090
$66,303
$145,732
7.2%
39.9
2010
1,517
$63,101
$163,134
17.4%
30.3
2020
1,529
$47,936
$164,716
21.0%
39.1
2024
1,991
$69,697
$172,800
27.2%
38.5
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.
