Alamance County Information
Alamance in
North Carolina occupies
435 square miles and has a 2006 population of
142,661, a change from a 2000 population of
130,794 and
108,213 in 1990.
14.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.7% percent is 25-35, and
14.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
520 acts of violent crime reported in
Alamance in 2004, a change from
458 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
3,866 people:
5.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.2%.
Read more about
Alamance, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Alamance | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 435 sq. miles | Ranked 2,417 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 142,661 | Ranked 418 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 140,227 | |
| Population 2000 | 130,794 | Ranked 410 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 108,213 | Ranked 426 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 78.5% | |
| African American | 18.9% | |
| Asian American | 1.2% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 520 | 458 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 2 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 21 | |
| Robberies | 127 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 370 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 4,870 | 5,038 |
| Burglaries | 1,236 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,396 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 238 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 69,955 | 69,342 |
| Unemployed Population | 3,866 | 2,197 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.5% | 3.2% |
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