Alleghany County, NC Population

Overview

10,910

Total Population

50.6

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,094

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alleghany County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alleghany County is 50.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alleghany County's population under 18 was 17.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alleghany County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alleghany County, 13.95% were under the age of 15, 13.88% aged 15 to 29, 44.63% aged 30 to 64, 24.26% aged 65 to 84, and 3.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 166 more females than males in Alleghany County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Alleghany County, NC.
The Alleghany County, NC gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 492.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 580.

Alleghany County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alleghany County population: 93.68% are White, 1.72% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.53% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.16% are some other race and 3.57% are multiracial.
Alleghany County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,094 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,816 (89.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alleghany County is White with a population of 10,221 (93.68% of the total population).

Alleghany County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 11,185 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Alleghany County's population increased by 462 (4.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alleghany County's population decreased by 239 (2.15%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alleghany County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,674.