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Glen Alpine, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Glen Alpine is a Census town of 1,991 people across 2.15 square miles of land, in Burke County. Median household income is $69,697, 84.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Glen Alpine
What Glen Alpine is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.15 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land927 plus or minus 215
- County holding the largest share of its areaBurke County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Alpine
How many people live in Glen Alpine
- Population1,991 plus or minus 462
- Median age36.6
- Population under 18508 plus or minus 140
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over254 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households686
- Family households514 plus or minus 103
- Share of households that are families74.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Glen Alpine
- Median household income$69,697
- Per capita income$30,219
- Civilian labor force1,104 plus or minus 267
- Employed1,030 plus or minus 232
- Unemployed74 plus or minus 74
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over1,277 plus or minus 296
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent plus or minus 27.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Glen Alpine
- Housing units719
- Occupied units686
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate4.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Owner occupied581
- Renter occupied105 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate84.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$871
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Single family units605
- Share single family84.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more14 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more1.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 46
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Glen Alpine gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute947 plus or minus 204
- Commuting under 15 minutes266 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more280 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.6 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone85.5 percent
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Glen Alpine
Flood risk in Glen Alpine
- NFIP communityTown of Glen Alpine
- NFIP community number370567
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The Town of Glen Alpine participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370567 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Burke County, not Glen Alpine
Burke County context, not Glen Alpine figures
- Establishments in Burke County1,540
- Covered employment, Burke County29,553
- Average annual pay, Burke County$48,986
- Housing units permitted, Burke County422
Every figure in this section is published for Burke County as a whole and is not a measurement of Glen Alpine.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Glen Alpine questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Glen Alpine, North Carolina?
1,991, in 686 households. Glen Alpine town covers 2.15 square miles of land, which is 927 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Glen Alpine in?
Burke County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Glen Alpine?
$69,697. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,800. Median gross rent is $871 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Glen Alpine in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Glen Alpine appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Glen Alpine, town of, community 370567, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Glen Alpine figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Burke County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Glen Alpine.
Is zoning published for Glen Alpine?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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