Alamance County vs. Guilford County

	Alamance County (NC)	Guilford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	166,436	533,670
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.1%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	151,160	488,421
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	151,131	488,406
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	52.7%
White alone, percent	73.9%	56.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.6%	35.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.9%	8.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.4%	49.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,099	28,475
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	10.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	71,660	230,471
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	58.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$147,800	$162,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,170	$1,259
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$367	$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$798	$850
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.0%	28.0%
Building permits, 2018	1,419	1,662
Households, 2014-2018	64,059	202,731
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.0%	85.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	13.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.9%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.5%	89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.0%	35.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.1%	11.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	58.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	254,425	1,158,488
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	801,896	3,512,781
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,138,351	26,932,176
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	627,214	14,111,449
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,108,413	6,979,731
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,698	$13,935
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.8	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,735	$51,072
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,215	$29,708
Persons in poverty, percent	13.5%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,311	13,562
Total employment, 2017	59,276	262,080
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,317,296	12,101,051
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.3%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,308	41,678
All firms, 2012	10,990	45,746
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,939	22,594
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,804	17,884
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,283	14,168
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,295	29,574
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,203	4,438
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,138	38,576
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.7%	16.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	356.5	756.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	423.94	645.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alamance county (NC) and Guilford county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.