Albemarle is a metro area of 64,651 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. Renters pay $861 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $242,400, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,704, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Albemarle
What changed most since 1990
White share87.2% → 78.0%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$126,004 → $242,400(+92%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate11.0% → 15.2%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Among the 38 metro and micro areas based in North Carolina
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)26%(860)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(567)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(1,172)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(282)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,306 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
Albemarle, decade by decade
Albemarle 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
51,765
$60,899
$126,004
9.4%
28.4
2000
58,100
$67,215
$153,201
12.7%
35.8
2010
60,585
$64,451
$180,684
15.3%
38.6
2020
62,504
$65,576
$182,291
17.6%
47.3
2024
64,651
$60,704
$242,400
19.9%
46.9
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.
