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Alleghany County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Alleghany County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Alleghany County is a small rural county in northwest North Carolina with a population of 11,075 that grew modestly by 0.9% over five years, though a median age of 52.6 and labor force participation rate of just 47.8% signal a constrained and aging workforce. Roughly 22.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings stand at $30,074, and the unemployment rate is 5.4%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $199,000 and median gross rent of $755/month—with a homeownership rate of 77.1%, while a poverty rate of 17.4% and GDP per capita of $27,898 reflect the county's limited economic output.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

11,075

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,172

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

52.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.9% since 2018

Alleghany County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,932 (88.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race479 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races306 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone203 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone193 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone52 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish930
  2. 2.Other Indo-European38
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

29.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

760

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,898

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,059

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance897
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)553
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)500
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services489
  5. 5.Construction (Group)446

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,460
  2. 2.Service Occupations853
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations840
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations617
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations612

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.40×)231
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.47×)434
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.28×)545
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.18×)335
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)467

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$755/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999608 (15.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999554 (14.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999411 (10.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999343 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999312 (8.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999287 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,074

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,260 (75.5%)
  • Carpooled534 (12.4%)
  • Worked At Home459 (10.6%)
  • Public Transit39 (0.9%)
  • Walked25 (0.6%)
  • Taxi0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.