COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Alleghany County

North Carolina · 9,590 residents · 235 sq mi

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With 9,590 people, Alleghany County is a county in North Carolina. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 31% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Median home value sits at $49,600.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,590

−10%vs 2000

vs 10,677 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 43.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

235 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(459)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(566)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(625)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(625)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(530)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(1,377)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,345)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(1,160)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(1,121)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(1,007)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(637)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(138)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,476

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,244 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,237

−42%vs 2000

vs $17,691 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.1%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,600

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.9% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(9,932)

Black1.1%(118)

Hispanic / Latino5%(530)

Asian0.2%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(9,337)

Black2%(193)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(86)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.4%(934)

Cuban1.1%(123)

Puerto Rican1.1%(120)

Central American0.6%(65)

Salvadoran0.4%(40)

Guatemalan0.2%(25)

Dominican0.2%(24)

South American0.1%(8)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.5%(52)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

American22%(2,456)

English15.6%(1,740)

German8.8%(978)

Irish7.8%(875)

Scottish3%(336)

Italian1.4%(162)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(161)

Hungarian1.4%(152)

Polish1.1%(128)

Dutch1.1%(120)

French0.8%(90)

Swedish0.5%(52)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(47)

Swiss0.4%(47)

Welsh0.2%(24)

Ukrainian0.2%(22)

British0.2%(18)

Norwegian0.2%(17)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Romanian0%(4)

Serbian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.6%

−15.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 16.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married14.5%(685)

Married65.7%(3,103)

Widowed3.2%(151)

Divorced16.6%(783)

Women 15+

Never married14.5%(724)

Married59.8%(2,985)

Widowed12.7%(636)

Divorced13%(648)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.8%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.7%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)27.8%(211)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.5%(156)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(298)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.3%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 760 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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