Alamance County, North Carolina (NC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,857
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 36,176
Renter-occupied apartments: 19,856 (it was 15,408 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 430 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 410 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.9%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (13.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 104,91259.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 34,36919.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 25,03214.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 7,1964.1%Two or more races
- 3,0741.7%Asian alone
- 1,2000.7%Some other race alone
- 4440.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 1260.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 38.8 years |
| North Carolina median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 84,865 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 91,488 |  (51.9%) |
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| Alamance County: | 2.0 people |
| North Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $59,919 ($39,168 in 1999)
| This county: | $59,919 |
| North Carolina: | $67,481 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $801 (lower quartile is $571, upper quartile is $1,144)
| This county: | $801 |
| State: | $945 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $231,800 (it was $96,200 in 2000)
| Alamance: | $231,800 |
| North Carolina: | $280,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,254Detached houses: $295,828
Here: $295,828 State: $375,326 Townhouses or other attached units: $257,226
Here: $257,226 State: $317,935 In 2-unit structures: $184,384
Here: $184,384 State: $250,488 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,089
Here: $146,089 State: $254,939 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $129,737
Here: $129,737 State: $329,290 Mobile homes: $89,410
Here: $89,410 State: $124,933 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $26,256
Here: $26,256 State: $107,261
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $381
Institutionalized population: 842
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 10
- Rapes: 13
- Robberies: 7
- Assaults: 162
- Burglaries: 160
- Thefts: 398
- Auto thefts: 96
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 5
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 9
- Assaults: 126
- Burglaries: 164
- Thefts: 338
- Auto thefts: 74
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1793 buildings, average cost: $158,400
- 2021: 1557 buildings, average cost: $153,300
- 2020: 1182 buildings, average cost: $177,000
- 2019: 943 buildings, average cost: $174,800
- 2018: 1084 buildings, average cost: $153,400
- 2017: 1030 buildings, average cost: $153,100
- 2016: 938 buildings, average cost: $153,400
- 2015: 736 buildings, average cost: $137,000
- 2014: 593 buildings, average cost: $141,200
- 2013: 553 buildings, average cost: $131,800
- 2012: 358 buildings, average cost: $141,200
- 2011: 399 buildings, average cost: $139,000
- 2010: 443 buildings, average cost: $135,500
- 2009: 441 buildings, average cost: $130,600
- 2008: 704 buildings, average cost: $145,600
- 2007: 1441 buildings, average cost: $153,700
- 2006: 1688 buildings, average cost: $124,000
- 2005: 1480 buildings, average cost: $128,500
- 2004: 1222 buildings, average cost: $118,400
- 2003: 1143 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 2002: 1042 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2001: 889 buildings, average cost: $107,000
- 2000: 872 buildings, average cost: $109,900
- 1999: 817 buildings, average cost: $117,200
- 1998: 736 buildings, average cost: $110,400
- 1997: 654 buildings, average cost: $111,300
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,426 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,247 (0.6%)
| Alamance County: | 12.6% |
| North Carolina: | 12.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 38.8 years old
(Males: 36.9 years old, Females: 40.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.1 years old, Black residents: 38.3 years old, American Indian residents: 49.9 years old, Asian residents: 36.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.6 years old, Other race residents: 25.9 years old)
Area name: Burlington, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alamance County is $577 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $914 a month.
Cities in this county include: Burlington, Graham, Elon, Mebane, Elon College, Glen Raven, Green Level, Haw River, Saxapahaw, Woodlawn.
Local government website: www.alamance-nc.com
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Alamance County: Willow Branch Landing (A), Sans Souci Ferry (B), Cocks Landing (C), Old Mill Landing (D), Coniott Landing (E), Steele Landing (F), Hermitage Wharf (G), Spellers Ferry Landing (H), Woods Landing (I), Willis Landing (J), Todd Landing (K), Thunderbolt Landing (L), Smithwick Landing (M), Robins Landing (N), Point Comfort Landing (O), Peterson (P), Mooring Landing (Q), Lawrence Landing (R), Jordans Landing (S), Jacocks Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Alamance County include: Greens Cross Church (A), Capeharts Church (B), Riverside Church (C), Lawrence Church (D), Aulander Church (E), Beautiful Zion Church (F), Luella Church (G), Village Gate Church (H), Weeping Mary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Barden Cemetery (1), Eastview Cemetery (2), Edgewood Cemetery (3), Norfleet Cemetery (4), Hoggard Cemetery (5), Hillcrest Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Pell Mell Pocosin (A), Beaverdam Pocosin (B), Buckleberry Pocosin (C), Broadneck Swamp (D), Turkey Pond (E), Town Swamp (F), Frog Level Swamp (G), Blue Hole Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Flag Run Gut (A), Eastmost River (B), Eason Swamp (C), Conaby Creek (D), Barbeque Swamp (E), Cucklemaker Creek (F), Cow Creek (G), Connaritsa Swamp (H), Coniott Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Jackson County, Tennessee 
, Northampton County 
, Stokes County 
, Tyrrell County , Wake County 
, Wilson County, Tennessee .
| Here: | 3.1% |
| North Carolina: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 7,545
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 15,405 (43.6% naturalized citizens)
| Alamance County: | 8.7% |
| Whole state: | 8.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4,2662010 or later
- 3,5902000 to 2009
- 4,3441990 to 1999
- 1,4961980 to 1989
- 4841970 to 1979
- 451Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 52,412
- One, attached: 1,450
- Two: 1,410
- 3 or 4: 2,029
- 5 to 9: 4,259
- 10 to 19: 2,466
- 20 to 49: 2,231
- 50 or more: 1,255
- Mobile homes: 9,753
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 71
Housing units in Alamance County with a mortgage: 26,847 (2,800 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 2,576 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 791
| Here: | 3.2% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.0% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Alamance County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 33,181 | 139 |
| Mainline Protestant | 22,314 | 68 |
| Black Protestant | 3,453 | 21 |
| Catholic | 3,068 | 1 |
| Other | 1,368 | 8 |
| Orthodox | 109 | 2 |
| None | 87,638 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 23
| Alamance County: | 1.59 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14
| This county: | 0.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 76
| Alamance County: | 5.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 116
| This county: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Alamance County: | 9.9% |
| North Carolina: | 9.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Alamance County: | 28.8% |
| State: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 16.3% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Alamance County:
Average size of farms: 118 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34,552
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $447.86
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.98%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29,796
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.95%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48,571
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.39%
Corn for grain: 1223 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2905 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1522 harvested acres
Vegetables: 124 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 169 acres
Tornado activity:
Alamance County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below North Carolina state average. It is 1872110.1 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 34 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/28/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Alamance County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 38% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 150.8 miles away from Alamance County center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 133.9 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 138.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 152.1 miles away from Alamance County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 231.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- North Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4487, Natural disaster type: Other
- North Carolina Tropical Storm Michael, Incident Period: October 10, 2018 - October 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4412, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- North Carolina Hurricane Florence, Incident Period: September 7, 2018 - September 29, 2018, FEMA Id: 4393, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 24, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3380: October 07, 2016, FEMA Id: 3380, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 06, 2014 to March 07, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4167: March 31, 2014, FEMA Id: 4167, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- North Carolina Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1969: April 19, 2011, FEMA Id: 1969, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- North Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3222: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3222, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 16, 2004 to September 23, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1553: September 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1553, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- North Carolina Ice Storm, Incident Period: February 27, 2003 to February 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1457: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 1457, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- North Carolina Severe Ice Storm, Incident Period: December 04, 2002 to December 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1448: December 12, 2002, FEMA Id: 1448, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
- 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Alamance County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Winter Storms: 3, Droughts: 2, Ice Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flood: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 54,050 (75.6%)
- Carpooled: 5,666 (7.9%)
- Bus: 27 (0.0%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 654 (0.9%)
- Bicycle: 12 (0.0%)
- Walked: 801 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 9,628 (13.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Mexico (36%)
- El Salvador (10%)
- Honduras (5%)
- India (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
- Dominican Republic (3%)
- Canada (2%)
- English (14%)
- American (10%)
- German (7%)
- Irish (5%)
- Italian (3%)
- Scotch-Irish (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Alamance County, North Carolina in 2010:
- 2,755 people in college/university student housing
- 746 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 339 people in group homes intended for adults
- 89 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 83 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 78 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 65 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 43 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 15 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Alamance County, North Carolina in 2000:
- 1,874 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,023 people in nursing homes
- 396 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 231 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 56 people in state prisons
- 44 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 37 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 28 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 19 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 16 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 16 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
7.87% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,666 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.87% |
| North Carolina average: | 8.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.69% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($37,330 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($16,336 average AGI)
Alamance County: 2.19% North Carolina average: 4.18%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Guilford County, NC |  1.36% ($53,244 average AGI) |
| from Durham County, NC | 1.09% ($49,730) |
| from Orange County, NC | 0.95% ($53,228) |
| from Wake County, NC | 0.56% ($60,063) |
| from Randolph County, NC | 0.16% ($43,356) |
| from Caswell County, NC | 0.15% ($39,810) |
| from Forsyth County, NC | 0.13% ($40,230) |
6.49% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,727 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.49% |
| North Carolina average: | 7.89% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.74% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($37,541 average AGI)
1.75% relocated to other states ($18,186 average AGI)
Alamance County: 1.75% North Carolina average: 3.18%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Guilford County, NC | 1.44% ($48,211 average AGI) |
| to Orange County, NC | 0.64% ($52,675) |
| to Wake County, NC | 0.41% ($51,917) |
| to Durham County, NC | 0.39% ($43,992) |
| to Caswell County, NC | 0.17% ($60,748) |
| to Rockingham County, NC | 0.16% ($34,637) |
| to Randolph County, NC | 0.13% ($46,548) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 24,283 (19,944 aged, 4,339 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,388 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Alamance County, North Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,003)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,526)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,494)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,264)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,218)
- Unspecified dementia (1,159)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,058)
- Congestive heart failure (679)
- Chronic ischaemic heart disease, unspecified (602)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (523)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,143
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 152
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 31,589
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,295
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 988
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 45
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 88
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 55.6. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 32.5
- Other - 23.1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.4. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 55.6
- Other - 39.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 176,353- Male householders: 34,526 (9,029 living alone), Female householders: 35,599 (12,019 living alone)
32,459 spouses (31,519 opposite-sex spouses), 5,672 unmarried partners, (5,516 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 47,486 children (41,523 natural, 392 adopted, 5,571 stepchildren), 4,380 grandchildren, 2,175 brothers or sisters, 2,041 parents, 24 foster children, 1,881 other relatives, 3,421 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,689
Size of family households: 21,011 2-persons, 11,967 3-persons, 7,570 4-persons, 4,199 5-persons, 748 6-persons, 681 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 21,048 1-person, 2,691 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 46 4-persons.
18,943 married couples with children.
14,731 single-parent households (5,559 men, 9,172 women).
85.6% of residents of Alamance speak English at home.
11.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $639,394,000 ($4,618 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,563,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $329,252,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $139,241,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,114,000
Federal grants: $132,870,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,955,000 ($13,430,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,961,000 ($1,847,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $37,104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $65,827,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,647,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,784| Here: | 70 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 72 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 7,001
| Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3,577
| Here: | +25 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,548
| Here: | +25 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.17 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Alamance County, North Carolina
- 1,7662020 or later
- 11,4662010 to 2019
- 12,4292000 to 2009
- 12,0151990 to 1999
- 8,8281980 to 1989
- 7,8881970 to 1979
- 8,5991960 to 1969
- 5,6141950 to 1959
- 2,8081940 to 1949
- 5,9231939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alamance County, North Carolina
- 1331 room
- 1052 rooms
- 9263 rooms
- 3,9894 rooms
- 8,8375 rooms
- 11,6176 rooms
- 7,0187 rooms
- 5,6908 rooms
- 5,4939+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alamance County, North Carolina
- 3421 room
- 4952 rooms
- 3,0023 rooms
- 7,0494 rooms
- 7,2045 rooms
- 4,0426 rooms
- 2,2977 rooms
- 6748 rooms
- 1,2129+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Alamance County, North Carolina
- 133no bedroom
- 5721 bedroom
- 6,9512 bedrooms
- 25,3143 bedrooms
- 8,5414 bedrooms
- 2,2975+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alamance County, North Carolina
- 342no bedroom
- 3,2431 bedroom
- 11,1002 bedrooms
- 10,0143 bedrooms
- 1,1314 bedrooms
- 4875+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Alamance County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,215no vehicle
- 8,4831 vehicle
- 18,0052 vehicles
- 9,8443 vehicles
- 4,2884 vehicles
- 1,9735+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Alamance County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,583no vehicle
- 11,3021 vehicle
- 9,1622 vehicles
- 1,7233 vehicles
- 1,5044 vehicles
- 435+ vehicles
87.0% of Alamance County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in North Carolina.
| Alamance County: | 87.0% |
| State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 107,116
- Other state: 51,778
- Northeast: 18,756
- Midwest: 6,857
- South: 23,049
- West: 3,116
- 47.4%Utility gas
- 41.9%Electricity
- 7.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.6%Wood
- 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 64.8%Electricity
- 30.1%Utility gas
- 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,221
| Here: | 13.2% |
| North Carolina: | 13.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,544
| Here: | 24.5% |
| North Carolina: | 11.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6,098
| Here: | 56.6% |
| North Carolina: | 19.3% |
Alamance County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,357,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,887,000
- Charges - Other: $9,215,000
Other: $5,892,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,768,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,574,000
Hospital Public: $5,191,000
Hospital Public: $5,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,760,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,837,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,875,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,266,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,523,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,352,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,327,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,239,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $771,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $701,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $400,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $269,000
Parks and Recreation: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $17,198,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,129,000
General Public Buildings: $1,378,000
Other Higher Education: $1,239,000
General Public Buildings: $419,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
Correctional Institutions: $41,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $216,728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,010,000
Other Higher Education: $31,807,000
Other Higher Education: $30,850,000
Health - Other: $19,714,000
Health - Other: $18,822,000
Police Protection: $18,688,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,614,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,356,000
Police Protection: $15,842,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,331,000
Liquor Stores: $12,019,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,537,000
Liquor Stores: $9,448,000
General - Other: $7,847,000
Central Staff Services: $6,119,000
Central Staff Services: $5,616,000
Financial Administration: $4,641,000
Financial Administration: $3,958,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,282,000
General - Other: $3,131,000
Libraries: $2,880,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,801,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,756,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,735,000
Libraries: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,503,000
General Public Buildings: $2,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,038,000
General Public Buildings: $1,925,000
Transit Utilities: $1,839,000
Transit Utilities: $1,639,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $841,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $824,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $772,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $571,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $484,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $269,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Local Fire Protection: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,018,000
Public Welfare: $11,391,000
Education: $2,824,000
Education: $2,114,000
Other: $494,000
Health and Hospitals: $462,000
Other: $431,000
Health and Hospitals: $401,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
General Local Government Support: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,254,000
Interest on Debt: $2,320,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,642,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,328,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $831,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $746,000
Other - Police Protection: $516,000
Other - General - Other: $166,000
Other - General - Other: $147,000
Other - Health - Other: $51,000
Other - Health - Other: $42,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,183,000
Public Welfare: $1,012,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $46,966,000
Education: $4,905,000
Other: $1,057,000
Other: $698,000
Transit Utilities: $248,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,682,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,444,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,475,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,236,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,020,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,267,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,803,000
Interest Earnings: $1,765,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,583,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,316,000
Interest Earnings: $996,000
Donations From Private Sources: $751,000
Sale of Property: $667,000
Rents: $63,000
Sale of Property: $62,000
Rents: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,518,000
Police Protection: $3,174,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,210,000
Central Staff Services: $1,683,000
Other Higher Education: $1,319,000
Central Staff Services: $1,292,000
General - Other: $989,000
Police Protection: $942,000
Health - Other: $781,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Other Higher Education: $357,000
Libraries: $326,000
Transit Utilities: $298,000
Transit Utilities: $222,000
Libraries: $182,000
Correctional Institutions: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
General Public Building: $66,000
General Public Building: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $52,000
Public Welfare - Other: $41,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
General - Other: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,067,000
Cash and Securities: $29,619,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,920,000
Liquor Stores: $10,687,000
Transit Utilities: $414,000
Transit Utilities: $308,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $192,905,000
Education: $181,759,000
Public Welfare: $5,076,000
Public Welfare: $4,439,000
Other: $3,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,194,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,193,000
General Local Government Support: $1,702,000
Transit Utilities: $1,280,000
Transit Utilities: $1,137,000
Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $448,000
- Tax - Property: $103,513,000
Property: $85,316,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $29,828,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,735,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,653,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,194,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $922,000
Other: $584,000
Other: $515,000
Other License: $503,000
Other License: $481,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $183,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $170,000
Motor Vehicle License: $64,000
Motor Vehicle License: $51,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $136,632,000
: $129,712,000
Alamance County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,357,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,887,000
- Charges - Other: $9,215,000
Other: $5,892,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,768,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,574,000
Hospital Public: $5,191,000
Hospital Public: $5,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,760,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,837,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,875,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,266,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,523,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,352,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,327,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,239,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $771,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $701,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $400,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $269,000
Parks and Recreation: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $17,198,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,129,000
General Public Buildings: $1,378,000
Other Higher Education: $1,239,000
General Public Buildings: $419,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
Correctional Institutions: $41,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $216,728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,010,000
Other Higher Education: $31,807,000
Other Higher Education: $30,850,000
Health - Other: $19,714,000
Health - Other: $18,822,000
Police Protection: $18,688,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,614,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,356,000
Police Protection: $15,842,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,331,000
Liquor Stores: $12,019,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,537,000
Liquor Stores: $9,448,000
General - Other: $7,847,000
Central Staff Services: $6,119,000
Central Staff Services: $5,616,000
Financial Administration: $4,641,000
Financial Administration: $3,958,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,282,000
General - Other: $3,131,000
Libraries: $2,880,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,801,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,756,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,735,000
Libraries: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,503,000
General Public Buildings: $2,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,038,000
General Public Buildings: $1,925,000
Transit Utilities: $1,839,000
Transit Utilities: $1,639,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $841,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $824,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $772,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $571,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $484,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $269,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Local Fire Protection: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,018,000
Public Welfare: $11,391,000
Education: $2,824,000
Education: $2,114,000
Other: $494,000
Health and Hospitals: $462,000
Other: $431,000
Health and Hospitals: $401,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
General Local Government Support: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,254,000
Interest on Debt: $2,320,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,642,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,328,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $831,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $746,000
Other - Police Protection: $516,000
Other - General - Other: $166,000
Other - General - Other: $147,000
Other - Health - Other: $51,000
Other - Health - Other: $42,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,183,000
Public Welfare: $1,012,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $46,966,000
Education: $4,905,000
Other: $1,057,000
Other: $698,000
Transit Utilities: $248,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,682,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,444,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,475,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,236,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,020,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,267,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,803,000
Interest Earnings: $1,765,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,583,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,316,000
Interest Earnings: $996,000
Donations From Private Sources: $751,000
Sale of Property: $667,000
Rents: $63,000
Sale of Property: $62,000
Rents: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,518,000
Police Protection: $3,174,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,210,000
Central Staff Services: $1,683,000
Other Higher Education: $1,319,000
Central Staff Services: $1,292,000
General - Other: $989,000
Police Protection: $942,000
Health - Other: $781,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Other Higher Education: $357,000
Libraries: $326,000
Transit Utilities: $298,000
Transit Utilities: $222,000
Libraries: $182,000
Correctional Institutions: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
General Public Building: $66,000
General Public Building: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $52,000
Public Welfare - Other: $41,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
General - Other: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,067,000
Cash and Securities: $29,619,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,920,000
Liquor Stores: $10,687,000
Transit Utilities: $414,000
Transit Utilities: $308,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $192,905,000
Education: $181,759,000
Public Welfare: $5,076,000
Public Welfare: $4,439,000
Other: $3,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,194,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,193,000
General Local Government Support: $1,702,000
Transit Utilities: $1,280,000
Transit Utilities: $1,137,000
Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $448,000
- Tax - Property: $103,513,000
Property: $85,316,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $29,828,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,735,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,653,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,194,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $922,000
Other: $584,000
Other: $515,000
Other License: $503,000
Other License: $481,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $183,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $170,000
Motor Vehicle License: $64,000
Motor Vehicle License: $51,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $136,632,000
: $129,712,000
Alamance County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,357,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,887,000
- Charges - Other: $9,215,000
Other: $5,892,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,768,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,574,000
Hospital Public: $5,191,000
Hospital Public: $5,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,760,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,837,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,875,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,266,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,523,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,352,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,327,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,239,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $771,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $701,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $400,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $269,000
Parks and Recreation: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $17,198,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,129,000
General Public Buildings: $1,378,000
Other Higher Education: $1,239,000
General Public Buildings: $419,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
Correctional Institutions: $41,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $216,728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,010,000
Other Higher Education: $31,807,000
Other Higher Education: $30,850,000
Health - Other: $19,714,000
Health - Other: $18,822,000
Police Protection: $18,688,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,614,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,356,000
Police Protection: $15,842,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,331,000
Liquor Stores: $12,019,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,537,000
Liquor Stores: $9,448,000
General - Other: $7,847,000
Central Staff Services: $6,119,000
Central Staff Services: $5,616,000
Financial Administration: $4,641,000
Financial Administration: $3,958,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,282,000
General - Other: $3,131,000
Libraries: $2,880,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,801,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,756,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,735,000
Libraries: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,503,000
General Public Buildings: $2,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,038,000
General Public Buildings: $1,925,000
Transit Utilities: $1,839,000
Transit Utilities: $1,639,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $841,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $824,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $772,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $571,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $484,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $269,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Local Fire Protection: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,018,000
Public Welfare: $11,391,000
Education: $2,824,000
Education: $2,114,000
Other: $494,000
Health and Hospitals: $462,000
Other: $431,000
Health and Hospitals: $401,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
General Local Government Support: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,254,000
Interest on Debt: $2,320,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,642,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,328,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $831,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $746,000
Other - Police Protection: $516,000
Other - General - Other: $166,000
Other - General - Other: $147,000
Other - Health - Other: $51,000
Other - Health - Other: $42,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,183,000
Public Welfare: $1,012,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $46,966,000
Education: $4,905,000
Other: $1,057,000
Other: $698,000
Transit Utilities: $248,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,682,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,444,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,475,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,236,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,020,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,267,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,803,000
Interest Earnings: $1,765,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,583,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,316,000
Interest Earnings: $996,000
Donations From Private Sources: $751,000
Sale of Property: $667,000
Rents: $63,000
Sale of Property: $62,000
Rents: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,518,000
Police Protection: $3,174,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,210,000
Central Staff Services: $1,683,000
Other Higher Education: $1,319,000
Central Staff Services: $1,292,000
General - Other: $989,000
Police Protection: $942,000
Health - Other: $781,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Other Higher Education: $357,000
Libraries: $326,000
Transit Utilities: $298,000
Transit Utilities: $222,000
Libraries: $182,000
Correctional Institutions: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
General Public Building: $66,000
General Public Building: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $52,000
Public Welfare - Other: $41,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
General - Other: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,067,000
Cash and Securities: $29,619,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,920,000
Liquor Stores: $10,687,000
Transit Utilities: $414,000
Transit Utilities: $308,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $192,905,000
Education: $181,759,000
Public Welfare: $5,076,000
Public Welfare: $4,439,000
Other: $3,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,194,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,193,000
General Local Government Support: $1,702,000
Transit Utilities: $1,280,000
Transit Utilities: $1,137,000
Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $448,000
- Tax - Property: $103,513,000
Property: $85,316,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $29,828,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,735,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,653,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,194,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $922,000
Other: $584,000
Other: $515,000
Other License: $503,000
Other License: $481,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $183,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $170,000
Motor Vehicle License: $64,000
Motor Vehicle License: $51,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $136,632,000
: $129,712,000
Alamance County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $3,357,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $2,887,000
- Charges - Other: $9,215,000
Other: $5,892,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,768,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,574,000
Hospital Public: $5,191,000
Hospital Public: $5,105,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,760,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,837,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,875,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $2,266,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,523,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,352,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,327,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Tuition and Transportation: $1,239,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $771,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $701,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $400,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $269,000
Parks and Recreation: $64,000
Parks and Recreation: $57,000
- Construction - Other Higher Education: $17,198,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $6,141,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,129,000
General Public Buildings: $1,378,000
Other Higher Education: $1,239,000
General Public Buildings: $419,000
Parks and Recreation: $213,000
Public Welfare - Other: $47,000
Correctional Institutions: $41,000
- Current Operations - Elementary and Secondary Education: $216,728,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $204,010,000
Other Higher Education: $31,807,000
Other Higher Education: $30,850,000
Health - Other: $19,714,000
Health - Other: $18,822,000
Police Protection: $18,688,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,614,000
Public Welfare - Other: $16,356,000
Police Protection: $15,842,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,331,000
Liquor Stores: $12,019,000
Correctional Institutions: $9,537,000
Liquor Stores: $9,448,000
General - Other: $7,847,000
Central Staff Services: $6,119,000
Central Staff Services: $5,616,000
Financial Administration: $4,641,000
Financial Administration: $3,958,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,282,000
General - Other: $3,131,000
Libraries: $2,880,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,801,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,756,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,735,000
Libraries: $2,592,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,503,000
General Public Buildings: $2,076,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,038,000
General Public Buildings: $1,925,000
Transit Utilities: $1,839,000
Transit Utilities: $1,639,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $841,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $824,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $772,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $571,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $484,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $269,000
Natural Resources - Other: $70,000
Natural Resources - Other: $68,000
Local Fire Protection: $39,000
Local Fire Protection: $20,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $12,018,000
Public Welfare: $11,391,000
Education: $2,824,000
Education: $2,114,000
Other: $494,000
Health and Hospitals: $462,000
Other: $431,000
Health and Hospitals: $401,000
General Local Government Support: $20,000
General Local Government Support: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,254,000
Interest on Debt: $2,320,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,642,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $5,328,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $831,000
Other - Elementary and Secondary Education: $746,000
Other - Police Protection: $516,000
Other - General - Other: $166,000
Other - General - Other: $147,000
Other - Health - Other: $51,000
Other - Health - Other: $42,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,183,000
Public Welfare: $1,012,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $46,966,000
Education: $4,905,000
Other: $1,057,000
Other: $698,000
Transit Utilities: $248,000
Transit Utilities: $196,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $57,682,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,444,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,475,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,236,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,020,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $7,674,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,267,000
Donations From Private Sources: $2,803,000
Interest Earnings: $1,765,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,583,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,316,000
Interest Earnings: $996,000
Donations From Private Sources: $751,000
Sale of Property: $667,000
Rents: $63,000
Sale of Property: $62,000
Rents: $59,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $7,518,000
Police Protection: $3,174,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $2,210,000
Central Staff Services: $1,683,000
Other Higher Education: $1,319,000
Central Staff Services: $1,292,000
General - Other: $989,000
Police Protection: $942,000
Health - Other: $781,000
Health - Other: $478,000
Other Higher Education: $357,000
Libraries: $326,000
Transit Utilities: $298,000
Transit Utilities: $222,000
Libraries: $182,000
Correctional Institutions: $136,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,000
Financial Administration: $75,000
General Public Building: $66,000
General Public Building: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $52,000
Public Welfare - Other: $41,000
Public Welfare - Other: $32,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $25,000
General - Other: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,067,000
Cash and Securities: $29,619,000
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $13,920,000
Liquor Stores: $10,687,000
Transit Utilities: $414,000
Transit Utilities: $308,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $192,905,000
Education: $181,759,000
Public Welfare: $5,076,000
Public Welfare: $4,439,000
Other: $3,057,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,194,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,193,000
General Local Government Support: $1,702,000
Transit Utilities: $1,280,000
Transit Utilities: $1,137,000
Other: $705,000
General Local Government Support: $448,000
- Tax - Property: $103,513,000
Property: $85,316,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $32,221,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $29,828,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,735,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,653,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,194,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $922,000
Other: $584,000
Other: $515,000
Other License: $503,000
Other License: $481,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $183,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $170,000
Motor Vehicle License: $64,000
Motor Vehicle License: $51,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $136,632,000
: $129,712,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 2,607
- Number of aged recipients: 333
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,274
- Number of recipients under 18: 490
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,518
- Number of recipients older than 64: 599
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,134
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,149
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 522 | $135,898 | 635 | $147,493 | 2,305 | $157,902 | 73 | $72,123 | 3 | $464,333 | 237 | $117,869 | 83 | $73,313 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 32 | $138,688 | 24 | $185,667 | 177 | $143,175 | 16 | $80,062 | 0 | $0 | 9 | $105,444 | 12 | $62,583 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 98 | $128,449 | 119 | $122,420 | 949 | $135,914 | 76 | $36,329 | 2 | $815,000 | 71 | $85,169 | 79 | $74,709 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 61 | $115,459 | 96 | $154,875 | 578 | $148,356 | 18 | $95,722 | 1 | $5,280,000 | 33 | $88,970 | 20 | $88,850 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 13 | $121,538 | 13 | $193,000 | 138 | $140,623 | 10 | $96,000 | 0 | $0 | 10 | $115,600 | 5 | $99,200 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 21 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 101 | $175,733 | 127 | $186,827 | 1 | $99,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 25 | $229,600 | 30 | $208,033 | 1 | $65,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 20 | $200,400 | 24 | $202,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2 | $124,000 | 7 | $202,286 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $218,500 | 2 | $146,000 | 2 | $86,500 |
| Most common first names in Alamance County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| James | 1,138 | 71.0 years |
| William | 983 | 72.9 years |
| John | 876 | 73.3 years |
| Mary | 789 | 78.4 years |
| Robert | 569 | 71.4 years |
| George | 396 | 73.0 years |
| Thomas | 359 | 72.3 years |
| Annie | 349 | 80.3 years |
| Charles | 298 | 71.4 years |
| Margaret | 294 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Alamance County, NC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 465 | 76.2 years |
| Jones | 352 | 73.4 years |
| Thompson | 330 | 76.3 years |
| Johnson | 294 | 73.7 years |
| Moore | 257 | 74.3 years |
| Wilson | 255 | 74.7 years |
| Williams | 216 | 74.5 years |
| Walker | 215 | 74.2 years |
| Isley | 209 | 76.5 years |
| Holt | 209 | 75.9 years |
| Businesses in Alamance County, NC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 1 | Kmart | 1 | |
| AT&T | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 5 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
| Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Furniture | 2 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
| Ann Taylor | 2 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
| Arby's | 2 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 5 | McDonald's | 10 | |
| Banana Republic | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 1 | New York & Co | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nike | 13 | |
| Blockbuster | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
| Burger King | 6 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| CVS | 7 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
| Casual Male XL | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 3 | Panda Express | 1 | |
| Chico's | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Clarks | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 3 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 2 | Penske | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Comfort Suites | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 2 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 3 | Popeyes | 1 | |
| Curves | 4 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| Days Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Dennys | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
| Discount Tire | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 6 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
| Dressbarn | 1 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | Rue21 | 2 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
| FedEx | 26 | Sears | 3 | |
| Finish Line | 1 | Sephora | 2 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| Ford | 2 | Starbucks | 4 | |
| GNC | 3 | Steak 'n Shake | 1 | |
| GameStop | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Gap | 1 | Subway | 10 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Gymboree | 1 | T-Mobile | 7 | |
| H&R Block | 8 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Hardee's | 2 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
| Hilton | 2 | Talbots | 2 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Honda | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | U-Haul | 9 | |
| IHOP | 1 | UPS | 19 | |
| IZOD | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
| J.Crew | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 3 | Waffle House | 4 | |
| Journeys | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
| Justice | 1 | Walmart | 3 | |
| KFC | 4 | Wendy's | 5 | |
| Kincaid | 2 | YMCA | 2 | |
Alamance County on our top lists:
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"