COMPARING TWO PLACES
Locust vs Albemarle
PLACE A
Locust, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Albemarle, North Carolina
Locust is 66% smaller than Albemarle. Locust earns more, with a median household income $29,623 higher. Locust has grown faster since 2000 (55% vs 3%).
LOCUSTALBEMARLEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,12017,769−66% vs Albemarle
Population density744987−243
Population growth54.8%3.3%+51.5 pts
Median age36.239.5−3.3
Male46.3%47.6%−1.3 pts
Female53.7%52.4%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%5.0%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%62.1%+29.0 pts
Black2.7%25.2%−22.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%6.2%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other2.5%2.9%−0.4 pts
Median household income$76,504$46,881+$29,623
Per capita income$33,676$28,131+$5,545
Poverty rate8.7%24.9%−16.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.472−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%20.4%+2.1 pts
Graduate degree6.8%5.0%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%5.6%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation53.0%56.2%−3.3 pts
Median home value$322,100$204,800+$117,300
Median gross rent$895$880+$15
Owner-occupied86.9%56.3%+30.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%14.5%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.4%49.5%+7.0 pts
Average commute32.724.1+8.7
Worked from home13.5%8.2%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured7.9%10.3%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025