Alleghany County Demographics
The following table provides demographical information on Alleghany County, North Carolina taken from the most recent Census. For additional Alleghany County Demographic information click here.
| ALLEGHANY | ALLEGHANY | NC | |
| POPULATION | Number | Number | |
| Total Population | 10,927 | 9,752,073 | |
| Square Miles (Land) | 235.06 | 48,617.91 | |
| Population per square mile | 47.5 | 196.1 | |
| GENDER | Number | Pct | Pct |
| Male | 5,442 | 49.8 | 48.7 |
| Female | 5,485 | 50.2 | 51.3 |
| AGE | Number | Pct | Pct |
| 5 or younger | 514 | 4.7 | 6.4 |
| 6-18 | 2,131 | 19.5 | 23.4 |
| 19-64 | 5,845 | 53.5 | 56.4 |
|
65+ |
2,437 | 22.3 | 13.8 |
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | Number | Pct | Pct |
| White | 10,512 | 96.2 | 71.9 |
| Black or African American | 175 | 1.6 | 22.0 |
| American Indian / Alaska | 54 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Asian | 66 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Hawaiian / Pacific islander | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Two or more races | 120 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,027 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino | 9,583 |
87.7 |
64.7 |
| Foreign born persons | 579 | 5.3 | 7.5 |
| Language other than English | 852 | 7.8 | 10.8 |
| Housing | Number | Pct | Number/Pct |
| Living in same house 1 year & over | 10,075 | 92.2 | 84.4 |
| Housing units | 8,127 | 4,375,234 | |
| Homeownership rate | 8,086 | 74 | 67.1 |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures | 525 | 4.8 | 17.1 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $150,000 | $153,600 | |
| Households | 4,794 | 3,693,221 | |
| Persons per household | 2.25 | 2.51 | |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | Number | Pct | Pct |
| HS graduates (or higher) age 25+ | 8,326 | 76.2 | 84.5 |
| Bachelor's degree (or higher) age 25+ | 1,628 | 14.9 | 26.8 |
| Veterans | 804 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Number | Pct | Number/Pct |
| Median household income | $32,449 | $46,450 | |
| Persons below poverty level | 2,284 |
20.9 | 16.8 |
| Business | Number | Pct | Number/Pct |
| Private nonfarm establishments | 251 | 215,113 | |
| Private nonfarm employment | 2,158 | 3,284,592 | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 25.9 | 23.5 | |
| Data obtained from 2010-2012 U.S. Census | |||