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Moving to Glen Alpine, North Carolina

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Population: 1,090. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,072 (-1.7% change)
Males: 532 (48.8%), Females: 558 (51.2%)

Burke County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $36,397
Median house value: $82,600

Population by Race

Races in Glen Alpine:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.3%)
  • Other Asian (13.3%)
  • Black (3.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (14.7%), German (11.4%), Irish (10.7%), English (7.4%), French (4.3%), Italian (2.2%).

Elevation: 1206 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Glen Alpine

  • High school or higher: 65.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Glen Alpine town

  • Never married: 23.7%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

16.1% Foreign born (14.2% Asia, 1.9% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+2.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Glen Alpine:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Glen Alpine:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 28 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 56 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 66 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Glen Alpine:

  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 10 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)
  • MORGANTON-LENOIR (about 15 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: MRN)
  • SHIFLET FIELD (about 16 miles; MARION, NC; Abbreviation: 9A9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Glen Alpine:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 50 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 53 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 55 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)

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