Elon's Living Circumstances

Alamance-Burlington Schools Overview

Elon University located in Alamance-Burlington Schools area. A total of 64,439 households are located in Alamance-Burlington Schools area. Among them, 20,368 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.04 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 45,843 and 41,266 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5.41% (8,576) of residents are non-citizens and 12.19% (19,331) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Alamance-Burlington Schools, North Carolina
Household	64,439
Population	158,629
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	20,368 (31.61%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	45,843
Total Students	41,266
Pre-Kindergarten	2,093
Kindergarten	1,726
Grade 1-8	16,237
Grade 9-12	9,332
College/Graduate School	11,878
Veterans	126,683
Non-citizen	8,576
Non-English Home Language	19,331
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

130,926 residents are over the age of 16 and 82,112 people are in labor force. Among them, 82,009 people are in civilian labor force and 103 are in armed labor force. 77,665 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Alamance-Burlington Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	76,425	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	65,546	85.77%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,658	8.71%
Public transportation	139	0.18%
Walked	1,112	1.46%
Other method	469	0.61%
Worked from home	2,501	3.27%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	77,665	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	25,818	33.24%
Service	13,480	17.36%
Sales and office	16,965	21.84%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	7,749	9.98%
Production, transportation, and material moving	13,653	17.58%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	77,665	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	646	0.83%
Construction	6,006	7.73%
Manufacturing	11,920	15.35%
Wholesale trade	2,211	2.85%
Retail trade	9,615	12.38%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,963	3.82%
Information	793	1.02%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,728	4.80%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,329	8.15%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	20,190	26.00%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,086	9.12%
Other services, except public administration	3,432	4.42%
Public administration	2,746	3.54%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	77,665	-
Private wage and salary workers	63,074	81.21%
Government workers	10,499	13.52%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,870	4.98%
Unpaid family workers	222	0.29%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $67,667 for the 64,439 households in Alamance-Burlington Schools area, North Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $31,203. 144,018 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.79%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	64,439	-
Less than $10,000	4,196	6.51%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,257	5.05%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,841	12.17%
$25,000 - $34,999	7,118	11.05%
$35,000 - $49,999	9,972	15.48%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,349	17.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,766	12.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,456	13.12%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,628	4.08%
More than $200,000	1,856	2.88%
Median Household Income	$49,688	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$67,667	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	41,755	-
Less than $10,000	1,879	4.50%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,159	2.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,572	8.55%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,884	9.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,753	13.78%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,757	18.58%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,239	14.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,462	17.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,354	5.64%
More than $200,000	1,696	4.06%

Median Family Income	$65,056	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$81,178	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,203	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,657	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,657	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	162,195	-
With health insurance coverage	144,018	88.79%
Public coverage	57,892	35.69%
Private health insurance	106,829	65.86%
Without health insurance coverage	18,177	11.21%

Housing

There are 70,644 housing units in Alamance-Burlington Schools area, North Carolina with 64,439 units (91.22%) occupied. 41,994 houses (65.17%) are occupied by owner and 22,445 houses (34.83%) are rented. The average housing value is $154,800 and the average rental cost is $813. 2,540 houses (3.60%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,920 houses (11.21%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,644	-
Occupied	64,439	91.22%
Owner Occupied	41,994	65.17%
Renter Occupied	22,445	34.83%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	47,463	67.19%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,303	3.26%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,469	17.65%
Mobile Homes	8,409	11.90%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,644	-
Built 2014 or later	2,540	3.60%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,376	3.36%
Built 2000 - 2009	12,622	17.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	12,363	17.50%
Built 1980 - 1989	8,448	11.96%
Built 1970 - 1979	8,568	12.13%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,990	9.89%
Built 1950 - 1959	8,817	12.48%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,920	11.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,644	-
1 room	631	0.89%
2 rooms	887	1.26%
3 rooms	4,255	6.02%
4 rooms	12,908	18.27%
5 rooms	18,805	26.62%
6 rooms	13,633	19.30%
7 rooms	8,086	11.45%
8 rooms	5,354	7.58%
9 rooms or more	6,085	8.61%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	70,644	-
no bedroom	661	0.94%
1 bedroom	5,005	7.08%
2 bedrooms	19,092	27.03%
3 bedrooms	36,142	51.16%
4 bedrooms	7,997	11.32%
5 bedrooms or more	1,747	2.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	41,994	-
Less than $50,000	3,833	9.13%
$50,000 - $99,999	7,072	16.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,047	21.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,851	21.08%
$200,000 - $299,999	7,697	18.33%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,277	10.18%
$500,000 - $999,999	934	2.22%
$1,000,000 or more	283	0.67%
Median House Value	$154,800	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	21,230	-
Less than $500	2,529	11.91%
$500 - $999	13,092	61.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,360	20.54%
$1,500 - $1,999	805	3.79%
$2,000 - $2,499	217	1.02%
$2,500 - $2,999	93	0.44%
$3,000 or more	134	0.63%
Median Rental Costs	$813	-

Demographic

A total of 163,324 people lives in Alamance-Burlington Schools area, North Carolina with 77,542 male and 85,782 female. The males to female ratio is 47.48 to 52.52. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	163,324	-
Male	77,542	47.48%
Female	85,782	52.52%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	163,324	-
Under 5 years	9,508	5.82%
5 - 9 years	9,629	5.90%
10 - 14 years	10,889	6.67%
15 - 19 years	12,800	7.84%
20 - 24 years	10,626	6.51%
25 - 34 years	20,101	12.31%
35 - 44 years	19,075	11.68%
45 - 54 years	22,339	13.68%
55 - 59 years	11,093	6.79%
60 - 64 years	10,099	6.18%
65 - 74 years	15,404	9.43%
75 - 84 years	8,268	5.06%
85 years and older	3,493	2.14%
Median Age	39.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	163,324	-
One Race	159,407	97.60%
White	113,953	69.77%
Black or African American	31,926	19.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native	668	0.41%
Asian	2,602	1.59%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	66	0.04%
Other	10,192	6.24%

Two or more races	3,917	2.40%
White and Black or African American	1,551	0.95%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	580	0.36%
White and Asian	356	0.22%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	271	0.17%