COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oakboro vs Albemarle
PLACE A
Oakboro, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Albemarle, North Carolina
Oakboro is 87% smaller than Albemarle. Oakboro earns more, with a median household income $22,219 higher. Oakboro has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 3%).
OAKBOROALBEMARLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,31617,769−87% vs Albemarle
Population density914987−73
Population growth14.5%3.3%+11.1 pts
Median age38.939.5−0.6
Male48.4%47.6%+0.8 pts
Female51.6%52.4%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born3.8%5.0%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.7%62.1%+9.6 pts
Black12.7%25.2%−12.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.4%6.2%+5.2 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other4.1%2.9%+1.2 pts
Median household income$69,100$46,881+$22,219
Per capita income$34,063$28,131+$5,932
Poverty rate5.5%24.9%−19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.472−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%20.4%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree3.4%5.0%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.6%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation64.1%56.2%+7.9 pts
Median home value$282,600$204,800+$77,800
Median gross rent$1,057$880+$177
Owner-occupied80.7%56.3%+24.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%14.5%−14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.7%49.5%−25.7 pts
Average commute33.324.1+9.2
Worked from home11.9%8.2%+3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured9.0%10.3%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025