Albemarle is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 16,628 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Albemarle is the 66th largest community in North Carolina.

In terms of college education, Albemarle is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.60% of adults 25 and older in Albemarle have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Albemarle in 2018 was $24,883, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,532 for a family of four. However, Albemarle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Albemarle is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Albemarle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Albemarle residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Albemarle include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Albemarle is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.