Alexander County is located in northwest North Carolina. The County Seat is Taylorsville and the largest city is Taylorsville. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.alexander.nc.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 37,392 and the 2010 census population was 37,193. The land area is 259.99 square miles and there are 143.1 persons per square mile.
91.4% of the population is White, 5.8% is Black or African American, 4.3% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.3% is two or more races. 79.3% have a high school degree or higher, and 11.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $121,300, there are 14,101 households, an average of 2.57 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,440, the median household income is $40,637, and 17.2% of the persons in Alexander County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,007. Retail sales (in $1000) were $216,769, and sales per capita were $5,957. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 21.4%.
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