Official Federal Data
Alamance County, North Carolina
FIPS 37001 · Burlington, NC · Population 176,893
9 Sources
Updated June 22, 2026
$65,651 ▲
Median Income
$80,734 national
3.9% ▲
Unemployment
4% national
$9B ▲
GDP
28.7% ▲
Bachelor's+
35.7% national
Demographics & Population
Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 · 5-Year Estimates
Household Income
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median Household
$65,651 ▲
Per Capita
$34,547 ▲
Mean Household
$85,032 ▲
Poverty Rate
13.4% ▼
Median Income Comparison
Alamance County$65,651
North Carolina$72,388
National$80,734
Population Profile
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B02001, B03003
Cohorts
Under 18 · 22.2%
18-34 · 23%
35-54 · 24.6%
55-64 · 13.1%
65+ · 17.2%
Race & Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnic category and overlaps with the race categories above.
Educational Attainment
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · Population 25+
89%
High School+
National: 89.6%
▼ 0.6 pts
28.7%
Bachelor's+
National: 35.7%
▼ 7.0 pts
9.6%
Graduate+
National: 14.1%
▼ 4.5 pts
Employment Overview
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
176,893
Population
89,818
Labor Force
Employed
85,193
Unemployment Rate BLS LAUS 2025 annual
3.9% ▲ +0.3 pts YoY
Mean Commute
25.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
11.3%
Key Takeaways
- Income gap: Households earn meaningfully less than the national median, which directly affects retail demand, housing absorption, and tax base.
- Talent gap: Bachelor's-or-higher attainment trails the national average by 7.0 pts, relevant for advanced-services attraction strategy.
Economy & Industry
Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW · Bureau of Economic Analysis
Key Takeaways
- Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance employs 11,628 workers (22.2% of tracked sectors), at an average wage of $60,700.
- Economic scale: Regional GDP of $9B (2024).
- Wage stratification: Wholesale Trade averages $78,305 while Accommodation and Food Services averages $22,064, a 3.5x spread in the same local economy, with implications for workforce development and talent strategy.
Source: BLS QCEW + BEA Regional GDP.
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Industry Concentration
Location Quotient measures regional specialization vs. national average. LQ > 1.0 = concentrated.
Cluster Depth
Source: BLS QCEW · Sub-sectors with LQ ≥ 1.5 indicate genuine cluster concentration
Dominant Cluster
Health Care & Social Assistance Cluster
Coherent grouping of concentrated sub-sectors, signals supply-chain fit for site selectors
6,645
Cluster Employment
1.73x
Peak LQ
Concentrated Sub-Sectors
Textile Mills
37.94x 1,317
Apparel Manufacturing
15.02x 506
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
2.38x 711
Machinery Manufacturing
2.08x 965
General Merchandise Retailers
2.01x 2,780
Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers
1.96x 956
Warehousing and Storage
1.91x 1,550
Wood Product Manufacturing
1.81x 310
Ambulatory Health Care Services
1.73x 6,645
Educational Services
1.71x 2,367
Attraction Opportunities
LQ < 0.5 with ≥ 50 employed, realistic diversification targets. Source: BLS QCEW
0.16x
Publishing Industries and Telecommunications
63 employed
0.22x
Food Manufacturing
166 employed
0.23x
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
56 employed
0.30x
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
57 employed
0.36x
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,640 employed
0.39x
Management of Companies and Enterprises
432 employed
0.39x
Accommodation
321 employed
Key Takeaways
- Top specialization: Textile Mills concentrates at 37.94x the national norm, top-decile concentration, the kind of signature sector that defines a region's economic identity to site selectors.
- Cluster depth: 10 sub-sectors register LQ ≥ 1.5, suggesting an interconnected industrial base rather than reliance on a single employer or sector.
- Attraction whitespace: 8 sub-sectors register LQ < 0.5, candidates for diversification or recruitment depending on labor-market fit.
Source: BLS QCEW sub-sector Location Quotients.
Housing & Affordability
Census ACS · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2026
Housing Overview
Source: Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates · Tables B25001, B25077, B25064
$241,500 ▲
Median Home Value vs 2019
$1,064 ▲
Rent/Mo
65% ▼
Owner-Occ
9.1% ▲
Vacancy
3.7x
Home Value to Income Ratio
vs. ~4.1x national average
HUD Fair Market Rents
Source: HUD · Fair Market Rents FY2026
Studio
$992/mo
1 Bedroom
$1,230/mo
2 Bedroom
$1,348/mo
3 Bedroom
$1,670/mo
4 Bedroom
$1,972/mo
30% of monthly median household income (~$1,641/mo) · rents above this line are typically considered cost-burdened.
Key Takeaways
- In line with national: Home value to income ratio of 3.7x sits near the ~4.1x national average; affordability is neither a clear advantage nor a recruitment friction.
- Affordable rent tiers: 3 of 5 HUD Fair Market Rent bedroom tiers sit below the 30%-of-median-income affordability threshold (~$1,641/mo).
Source: Census ACS housing tables + HUD Fair Market Rents.
Workforce Pipeline
Labor force readiness, commuting, and workforce composition
Labor Market Overview
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Tables B01001, B23025, B08303, B08301
107,331 ▲
Working Age (18-64) vs 2019
Mean Commute
25.9 min
Work From Home vs 15.1% national
11.3%
Prime-Age Employed (25-54)
82.2%
of prime-age population
▲ vs 2019
Education & Talent Pipeline
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table B15003 · College Scorecard
Bachelor's+
28.7% ▲
HS Diploma+
89% ▲
Regional / Statewide Institutions
Total credentials awarded
47,592/yr
10,279/yr
9,997/yr
8,666/yr
6,984/yr
6,278/yr
5,388/yr
Aging Workforce
Source: Census Bureau ACS · Derived from age & employment tables
21.6%
55-64 of working-age population (18-64)
Elevated retirement risk, above the 20% threshold. Succession planning recommended.
Workforce by Occupation
Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 · Table C24010 · Civilian employed population 16+
Management / Professional
36.8%
Service
16.8%
Sales & Office
20.5%
Construction / Maint.
9.6%
Production / Transport
16.3%
Bars scaled 2× for visual differentiation; percentage labels show actual share of 85,193 employed workers.
Key Takeaways
- Talent pipeline: 6 regional institutions feed the workforce; the top three combined produce 28,942 annual credentials.
Source: ACS workforce data and College Scorecard.
AI Insights
AI-assisted analysis, drawn from 9 federal data sources
Sample AI Insight
Alamance County shows strong potential for textile mills attraction, with a 37.94x concentration and 1,317 jobs in this sub-sector. It ranks in the top decile nationally.
The interconnected base across textile mills, apparel manufacturing, and plastics and rubber products manufacturing creates supply-chain attraction leverage rather than single-employer risk, a structural advantage for industrial recruitment.
Industry Shift Analysis
Manufacturing Automation Risk
High
Healthcare Growth Forecast
+4.2% CAGR
Remote Work Migration
67/100
Prospect Match Scores
Advanced Manufacturing
92/100
Life Sciences
84/100
Data Centers
71/100
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Data Sources
Updated from official federal government data.
Census ACS 5-Year2024
BLS QCEW2025 annual
BLS LAUS (via FRED)2025 annual
BEA Regional GDP2024
Census CBP2023
HUD Fair Market RentsFY2026
FCC Broadband Map2024
USAspending.govFY2026
College ScorecardAY 2022-23
Frequently Asked Questions
Key economic and demographic figures for Alamance County, North Carolina, from federal data sources.
What is the population of Alamance County, North Carolina?
176,893 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the median household income in Alamance County, North Carolina?
$65,651 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Alamance County, North Carolina?
3.9% (2025 annual average, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS).
What is the GDP of Alamance County, North Carolina?
$9B (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1).
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