Alamance County

Alamance County has 176,893 residents across 9 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $65,651, 9% below the North Carolina figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $241,500, and 29% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

176,893residentsACS 2020–2024

$65,651median household incomeNorth Carolina: $72K

$241,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Alamance County in North CarolinaZIP codes in Alamance County highlighted; the rest of North Carolina in grey

Map of North Carolina with Alamance County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 9 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
27201	139	$55K	$171K	66%	15%	100%	25 min
27202	135	$-666667K	$-666667K	100%	–	100%	17 min
27215	47,102	$69K	$260K	60%	38%	90%	25 min
27217	41,406	$52K	$173K	60%	16%	88%	29 min
27244	16,329	$75K	$278K	81%	35%	90%	26 min
27253	33,114	$63K	$236K	67%	27%	90%	29 min
27258	6,391	$78K	$225K	82%	27%	94%	29 min
27302	35,418	$80K	$312K	69%	35%	90%	30 min
27349	7,061	$69K	$230K	85%	20%	93%	33 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

176,893 residents in 70,062 households, next to the North Carolina figure.

22%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

77,073 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,500 (±$5,511).

65%

of households own their home

66%

of homes are detached single-family houses

14%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

12%

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,064

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201913%

2000–200916%

1990–199916%

1980–198911%

1970–197911%

1960–19699%

1950–195910%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,854.

$65,651

median household income

13.4%

of people live below the poverty line

5.1%

unemployment rate

29%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

15%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

86%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates