Alamance County vs. Randolph County

	Alamance County (NC)	Randolph County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	166,436	143,351
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.1%	1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	151,160	141,823
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	151,131	141,752
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.2%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	17.7%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	50.7%
White alone, percent	73.9%	88.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.6%	6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.4%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	1.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	12.9%	11.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.4%	78.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,099	8,931
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	6.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	71,660	62,635
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.0%	71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$147,800	$120,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,170	$1,066
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$367	$338
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$798	$672
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.0%	9.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,419	354
Households, 2014-2018	64,059	56,041
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.43	2.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.0%	88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.6%	12.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.9%	83.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.9%	71.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.5%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.0%	15.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.9%	11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.1%	15.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.7%	55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	254,425	158,579
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	801,896	363,922
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,138,351	4,557,254
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	627,214	836,640
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,108,413	1,107,887
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,698	$7,777
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.8	23.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,735	$45,006
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,215	$24,127
Persons in poverty, percent	13.5%	13.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,311	2,523
Total employment, 2017	59,276	39,187
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,317,296	1,357,856
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.3%	0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,308	9,794
All firms, 2012	10,990	11,207
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,939	6,353
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,804	3,524
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,283	1,285
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,295	9,635
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,203	907
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	9,138	9,854
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.1%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	356.5	181.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	423.94	782.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

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