Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $865 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $688 (0.7%)
Area name: Burlington, NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alamance County is $577 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $914 a month.
Cities in this county include: Burlington
, Graham
, Mebane
, Glen Raven
, Green Level
, Haw River
, Saxapahaw
, Woodlawn
, Swepsonville
, Alamance
.
2005 air pollution in Alamance County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
14.6 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
35 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Caswell County
, Chatham County
, Guilford County
, Orange County
, Randolph County
, Rockingham County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Alamance County: Shamrock
Golf Course
(A),
Camp Frontier
(B),
Arrowhead Golf Club
(C),
Indian Hills Country Club
(D),
Alamance Battleground Historic Site
(E),
Allen House
(F)
Churches in Alamance County include: Hebron
Church
(A),
Hico Church
(B),
Antioch Church
(C),
Archs Grove Church
(D),
Victory Chapel
(E),
Mount Zion Church
(F),
Mount Vernon Church
(G),
Hopedale Church
(H),
Hornady Pleasant Union Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Alamance
Memorial Park
(1),
Moores Chapel Cemetery
(2)
Lakes and reservoirs: Timber
Ridge Lake
(A),
Latham Lake
(B),
Lake Burlington Sediment Pool Number Two
(C),
Stony Creek Reservoir
(D),
Wayne Isley Lake
(E),
Quaker Creek Reservoir
(F),
Shamrock Golf Course Lake
(G),
McCauley Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum
Creek
(A),
Owens Creek
(B),
Frank Creek
(C),
Pine Branch
(D),
Pine Hill Branch
(E),
Poppaw Creek
(F),
Quaker Creek
(G),
Deep Creek
(H),
Reedy Branch
(I)
Park in Alamance County: Graham
Municipal Park
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
4.8% | | North
Carolina: |
4.5% |
Current college students: 7,545
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,281 (18% naturalized citizens)
| Alamance
County: |
6.3% | | Whole
state: |
5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 4,106
- 1990
to 1994: 1,744
- 1985
to 1989: 796
- 1980
to 1984: 700
- 1975
to 1979: 292
- 1970
to 1974: 192
- 1970
to 1974: 197
- 1965
to 1969: 254
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Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 37,371
- One,
attached: 1,092
- Two:
1,303
- 3
or 4: 1,888
- 5
to 9: 2,729
- 10
to 19: 1,206
- 20
or more: 1,360
- Mobile
homes: 8,493
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 21
Housing units in Alamance County with a mortgage: 17,444 (1,923 second mortgage, 3,664 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,390 Agriculture
in Alamance County
Average size of farms: 118 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $34552
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $447.86
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.98%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29796
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 23.95%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.17%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48571
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.68
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 10.39%
Corn for grain: 1223 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 2905 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1522 harvested acres
Vegetables: 124 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 169 acresAlamance
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below North Carolina state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/19/1975, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (4%)
- Health
care (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Textile
mills and textile products (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Apparel
(6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers
(3%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(65%)
- El
Salvador (5%)
- Laos
(2%)
- India
(2%)
- Germany
(2%)
- Greece
(2%)
- Canada
(2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Alamance County:
|
- United
States or American (23%)
- English
(10%)
- German
(9%)
- Irish
(6%)
- Scotch-Irish
(4%)
- Italian
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 51,929 (82%)
- Carpooled:
8,986 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 55 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 5 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Taxi:
29 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
25 (0%)
- Bicycle:
68 (0%)
- Walked:
855 (1%)
- Other
means: 500 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,240 (2%)
|
People
in group quarters in Alamance County, North Carolina
- 1874
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1023
people in nursing homes
- 396
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 231
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 56
people in state prisons
- 44
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 37
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 28
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 19
people in other types of correctional institutions
- 16
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 16
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 11
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10
people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,936.
6.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,411 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.29% | | North
Carolina average: | 8.53% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($132 average AGI)
| Alamance
County: |
0.05% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.17% |
4.07% relocated from other counties in North Carolina ($24,194 average AGI)
2.17% relocated from other states ($14,084 average AGI)
| Alamance
County: |
2.17% | | North
Carolina average: | 4.34% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Guilford County, NC
|
1.00% ($37,384 average AGI) |
| from
Orange County, NC
|
0.77% ($34,930) |
| from
Durham County, NC
|
0.31% ($51,130) |
| from
Wake County, NC
|
0.28% ($46,561) |
| from
Caswell County, NC
|
0.22% ($27,297) |
| from
Randolph County, NC
|
0.16% ($30,613) |
| from
Chatham County, NC
|
0.14% ($42,609) |
5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,670 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.34% | | North
Carolina average: | 7.27% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($287 average AGI)
| Alamance
County: |
0.05% | | North
Carolina average: | 0.10% |
3.61% relocated to other counties in North Carolina ($25,896 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($11,487 average AGI)
| Alamance
County: |
1.67% | | North
Carolina average: | 3.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Guilford County, NC
|
1.13% ($35,034 average AGI) |
| to
Orange County, NC
|
0.47% ($33,657) |
| to
Wake County, NC
|
0.32% ($48,133) |
| to
Durham County, NC
|
0.24% ($44,085) |
| to
Caswell County, NC
|
0.21% ($30,838) |
| to
Mecklenburg County, NC
|
0.11% ($45,481) |
| to
Randolph County, NC
|
0.10% ($29,660) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.9
Births
per 1000 population in Alamance County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Alamance County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Alamance County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 22,534 (19,012 aged, 3,522 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 127,055
- In
family households: 107,530 (26,915 male householders, 8,854 female householders)
27,239
spouses, 35,889 children (32,922 natural, 909 adopted, 2,058 stepchildren), 2,154 grandchildren, 1,411 brothers or sisters, 947 parents, 1,745 other relatives, 2,376 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 19,525 (6,788 male householders (5,387 living alone)), 9,165 female householders (7,980 living alone)), 3,572 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 3,745 (1,177 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 16,057 2-persons, 8,887 3-persons, 6,769 4-persons, 2,558 5-persons, 994 6-persons, 504 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 13,367 1-person, 1,987 2-persons, 403 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 15 6-persons.
20,069 married couples with children.
7,811 single-parent households (1,608 men, 6,203 women).
90.7% of residents of Alamance County speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 8% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $639,394,000 ($4618 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,563,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $329,252,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $139,241,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,114,000
Federal grants: $132,870,000
Federal procurement contracts: $17,955,000 ($13,430,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $17,961,000 ($1,847,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $37,104,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $65,827,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,647,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 9,784
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 7,001
| Here: |
50 per 1000 residents | | State: |
44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +3,577
| Here: |
+25 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,548
| Here: |
+25 per 1000 residents | | State: | +27
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Alamance County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 18.17 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,055
- 1995
to 1998: 7,088
- 1990
to 1994: 4,470
- 1980
to 1989: 8,960
- 1970
to 1979: 8,615
- 1960
to 1969: 6,990
- 1950
to 1959: 7,928
- 1940
to 1949: 3,924
- 1939
or earlier: 5,433
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Alamance County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 20
- 2
rooms: 208
- 3
rooms: 827
- 4
rooms: 4,776
- 5
rooms: 10,670
- 6
rooms: 8,446
- 7
rooms: 5,201
- 8
rooms: 3,362
- 9
or more rooms: 2,666
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alamance County, North Carolina: |
- 1
room: 154
- 2
rooms: 817
- 3
rooms: 2,466
- 4
rooms: 5,566
- 5
rooms: 3,899
- 6
rooms: 1,555
- 7
rooms: 436
- 8
rooms: 322
- 9
or more rooms: 193
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alamance County: |
- no
bedroom: 127
- 1
bedroom: 683
- 2
bedrooms: 9,333
- 3
bedrooms: 20,961
- 4
bedrooms: 4,290
- 5
or more bedrooms: 782
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Alamance County: |
- no
bedroom: 282
- 1
bedroom: 3,161
- 2
bedrooms: 7,461
- 3
bedrooms: 3,951
- 4
bedrooms: 375
- 5
or more bedrooms: 178
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Alamance County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 1,432
- 1
vehicle: 9,004
- 2
vehicles: 15,474
- 3
vehicles: 7,397
- 4
vehicles: 2,112
- 5
or more vehicles: 757
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Alamance County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 1,789
- 1
vehicle: 7,391
- 2
vehicles: 4,587
- 3
vehicles: 1,348
- 4
vehicles: 232
- 5
or more vehicles: 61
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56% of Alamance County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in North Carolina.
| Alamance
County: |
56.0% | | State
average: |
54.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 91474
- Northeast:
8740
- Midwest:
4571
- South:
14820
- West:
2201
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (49%)
- Electricity
(28%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(44%)
- Utility
gas (42%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood
(1%)
|
Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,370
| Here: |
9.1% | | North
Carolina: |
8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 209
| Here: |
3.2% | | North
Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 3,490
| Here: |
52.5% | | North
Carolina: |
20.2% |
Alamance
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,209,000
- Charges
- Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $4,950,000
Higher Education - Other: $3,943,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,752,000
All Other: $3,748,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $103,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
- Construction
- Elementary & Secondary Education: $2,652,000
Higher Education - Other: $2,026,000
Corrections - Other: $1,395,000
General: $472,000
Health - Other: $289,000
- Current
Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $134,655,000
Health Services - Other: $26,390,000
Other Higher Education: $16,362,000
Welfare - Other: $7,620,000
General - Other: $6,935,000
Police Protection: $6,047,000
Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $5,848,000
Fire Protection: $3,164,000
Corrections - Other: $2,798,000
Financial Administration: $2,613,000
Central Staff Services: $2,537,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,047,000
Libraries: $1,693,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,096,000
General Public Buildings: $1,006,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $613,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $572,000
Natural Resources - Other: $281,000
Housing & Community Development: $270,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $432,000
Education: $195,000
General Support: $3,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $4,035,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - General: $11,634,000
Health: $1,719,000
- Intergovernmental
to State - Welfare: $6,298,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $3,472,000
Public Welfare: $477,000
All Other: $419,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $13,802,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $41,705,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,966,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $13,405,000
Other NEC: $4,500,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $39,045,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,500,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,744,000
Other, NEC: $4,873,000
Higher Education: $0
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,058,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $16,065,000
Other, NEC: $1,093,000
Higher Education: $0
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $1,762,000
Interest Earnings: $1,432,000
Property Sale Other: $1,350,000
Rents: $478,000
Special Assessments: $5,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $1,062,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $646,000
Libraries: $335,000
Health - Other: $266,000
Other Higher Education: $195,000
General - Other: $109,000
Solid Waste Management: $62,000
Parks & Recreation: $56,000
Welfare - Other: $29,000
General Public Building: $14,000
Corrections - Other: $4,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $37,873,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $12,744,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Education: $119,388,000
Health & Hospitals: $11,182,000
Public Welfare: $9,265,000
All Other: $2,649,000
General Support: $977,000
Housing & Community Development: $686,000
- Tax
- Property: $52,490,000
Total General Sales: $20,824,000
NEC: $1,833,000
Other Selective Sales: $471,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $131,605,000
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