Alamance, NC

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Alamance, North Carolina

Alamance, North Carolina, in Alamance county, is 17 miles E of Greensboro, North Carolina (center to center) and 50 miles W of Raleigh, North Carolina. The village is included in the Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 310 people lived in Alamance.

The People and Families of Alamance

In Alamance, about 51% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Alamance had a median family income of $52,500.

Alamance Housing

An estimated 79% of living spaces in Alamance are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Alamance, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	17 miles E of Greensboro, North Carolina (center to center)
Nearest Large City	50 miles W of Raleigh, North Carolina
County	Alamance
Metro Area	Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point
P.O. Box Zip Codes	27201
Phone Area Codes	336
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	36.035
Longitude	-79.485

Station	BURLINGTON FIRE STN #5
Distance	3 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 50 F
Apr Temp	45 to 72 F
Jul Temp	68 to 91 F
Oct Temp	46 to 73 F
Annual Precip	45 inches

Station	CHAPEL HILL 2 W
Distance	24 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 49 F
Apr Temp	45 to 71 F
Jul Temp	66 to 89 F
Oct Temp	45 to 71 F
Annual Precip	47.6 inches

Station	GREENSBORO RGNL AP
Distance	26.3 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 47 F
Apr Temp	46 to 70 F
Jul Temp	68 to 88 F
Oct Temp	48 to 70 F
Annual Precip	43.1 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	310	100%
Male	145	46.8%
Female	165	53.2%
Under 18	55	17.7%
18+	255	82.3%
65+	77	24.8%
Median Age	42.6
Average Family Size	2.65
White	301	97.1%
African-American	4	1.3%
Asian	1	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.6%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	321
Growth	11
Growth %	3.5%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	29.6%
English	24.9%
German	14.3%
Scotch-Irish	4.8%
European	3.7%
Irish	3.7%
French (except Basque)	3.7%
Swedish	3.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.2%
Norwegian	2.6%
Scottish	2.1%
Italian	2.1%
Polish	1.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Alamance	310	$52,500
Burlington	44,917	$45,441
Elon College	6,738	$64,091
Gibsonville	4,372	$51,164
Graham	12,833	$40,769
Swepsonville	922	$60,147
Whitsett	686	$48,750

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