Population 704 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Alliance
Household size in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.41 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.62 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.15 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.08 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.33 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Alliance are small: just 2.08 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.41, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 39.7 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.6 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 48.3 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 51.5 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +11.8 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Alliance skews older: half of its residents are older than 51.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.2% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.6% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −6.6 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Alliance as they are nationally: 10.7%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Alliance
Renters in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.7% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 32.1% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.9% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 40.7% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +12.9 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About four in ten households in Alliance rent their homes (40.7%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. About seven in ten owners (71.8%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 14.7% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.9% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.2% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +4.2 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Alliance: 14.2% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1984 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +7 | +6 |
Homes in Alliance are a bit newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1984, versus 1980 across the U.S. Even so, homes here are older than in North Carolina overall, where the median home dates to 1990.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $525 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $709 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $348 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $684 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$159 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Alliance runs $684 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.4% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Alliance
Bachelor's degrees in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.1% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 6.3% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.5% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +4.4 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Alliance have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 11.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 69.8% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.1% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.2% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 82.0% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.2 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Alliance never finished high school, well above the national share: only 82.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Alliance
| Period | Alliance | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.5 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Alliance runs well above the national rate: 9.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Alliance compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | 2.08 | 51.5 | 10.7% | 40.7% | 14.2% | 1984 | $684 | 11.5% | 82.0% | 9.5% |
| Bayboro | 2.16 | 48.9 | 9.6% | 27.0% | 22.5% | 1984 | $779 | 13.8% | 89.2% | 4.2% |
| Grantsboro | 2.20 | 48.0 | 7.0% | 23.1% | 19.9% | 1985 | $708 | 15.2% | 89.7% | 4.4% |
| Stonewall | 1.93 | 58.0 | 8.1% | 18.5% | 27.8% | 1990 | $818 | 26.2% | 87.5% | 2.9% |
| Reelsboro | 2.43 | 42.4 | 12.5% | 4.5% | 20.5% | 1985 | $726 | 22.1% | 86.6% | 2.4% |
| Merritt | 1.91 | 61.2 | 6.8% | 13.9% | 33.9% | 1992 | $1,017 | 30.8% | 84.0% | 4.9% |
| Olympia | 2.37 | 45.1 | 13.7% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 1989 | $726 | 15.6% | 88.4% | 0.0% |
| Kennel Beach | 2.32 | 47.2 | 2.8% | 15.6% | 34.8% | 1979 | $726 | 16.4% | 89.5% | 1.6% |
| Vandemere | 2.47 | 52.2 | 7.0% | 30.8% | 29.4% | 1995 | $580 | 15.7% | 92.2% | 1.4% |
| Arapahoe | 2.00 | 52.9 | 10.7% | 18.7% | 29.7% | 1987 | $1,033 | 22.6% | 91.7% | 12.9% |
| Royal | 3.02 | 40.5 | 13.9% | 13.2% | 15.3% | 1980 | $939 | 7.6% | 79.4% | 7.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Alliance. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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