Alamance County vs. Orange County

Alamance County (NC)Orange County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)166,436146,027
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.1%9.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)151,160133,702
Population, Census, April 1, 2010151,131133,801
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%19.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%14.0%
Female persons, percent52.6%52.2%
White alone, percent73.9%76.6%
Black or African American alone, percent20.6%11.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.8%8.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.9%8.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.4%69.2%
Veterans, 2014-20189,0995,736
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%13.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)71,66059,184
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$147,800$292,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,170$1,797
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$367$577
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$798$1,077
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.0%28.2%
Building permits, 20181,4191,242
Households, 2014-201864,05952,529
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%77.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.6%17.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.9%93.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%87.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.5%92.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.0%57.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%5.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.1%10.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%64.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.7%62.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)254,425283,037
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)801,8961,389,903
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,138,351161,418
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)627,214510,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,108,4131,385,293
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,698$10,043
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.822.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,735$68,211
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,215$40,650
Persons in poverty, percent13.5%12.4%
Total employer establishments, 20173,3113,289
Total employment, 201759,27646,466
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,317,2962,106,876
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,30813,405
All firms, 201210,99014,373
Men-owned firms, 20125,9397,689
Women-owned firms, 20123,8045,219
Minority-owned firms, 20122,2832,019
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,29511,822
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,2031,240
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,13812,448
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%35.5%
Population per square mile, 2010356.5336.2
Land area in square miles, 2010423.94397.96

Source: United States Census Bureau

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