Albemarle is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 15,606 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Albemarle is the 60th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Albemarle is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.0% of the Albemarle workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Albemarle is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Albemarle who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.13%), sales jobs (9.71%), and teaching (6.47%).

One of the benefits of Albemarle is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.82 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

In Albemarle, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day even though Albemarle is a relatively small city. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Albemarle Information and Demographics

The education level of Albemarle citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.25% of adults in Albemarle have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Albemarle in 2000 was $17,511, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,044 for a family of four.

Albemarle is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Albemarle home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Albemarle is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albemarle include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Albemarle is English. Some people also speak Spanish.