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Population (year 2000): 12,833. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,952 (+8.7% change)
Males: 6,083 (47.4%), Females: 6,750 (52.6%)
Alamance County
Zip code:
27253
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $35,706 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,600 (year 2000)
Races in Graham:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.5%)
- Black (21.6%)
- Hispanic (10.1%)
- Other race (3.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (20.0%), English
(8.8%), German (7.4%), Irish (7.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%),
Scottish (1.7%).
Elevation: 600 feet
Land area: 8.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Graham
- High school or higher: 72.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Graham city
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 12.9%
9.6% Foreign born (8.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,438 (+23.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Graham:
- ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles;
BURLINGTON, NC)
- CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; SILER CITY,
NC)
- MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 27 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Graham:
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 35 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID:
DAN)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 38 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 45 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Graham:
- BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE RGNL (about 6 miles; BURLINGTON,
NC; ID: BUY)
- HURDLE FIELD (about 10 miles; MEBANE, NC; ID: 4W7)
- HINSHAW (GREENACRES) (about 16 miles; LIBERTY, NC;
ID: N61)
Amtrak station near Graham:
- 4 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services:
public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
College/University in Graham:
- ALAMANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 1,834; Location: PO BOX 8000; Public;
Website: www.alamance.cc.nc.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Graham:
- ELON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time
enrollment: 3,993)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about
21 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 28
miles; GREENSBORO, NC; FT enrollment: 10,868)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
- DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DURHAM, NC; FT
enrollment: 11,898)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38
miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; FT enrollment: 4,810)
- DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,338)
Public high schools in Graham:
- SOUTHERN HIGH (Students: 1,296; Location: 631
SOUTHERN HIGH ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- GRAHAM HIGH (Students: 840; Location: 903
TROLLINGER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Graham:
- SOUTHERN MIDDLE (Students: 775; Location: 771
SOUTHERN HIGH ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GRAHAM MIDDLE (Students: 710; Location: 311 E
PINE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH GRAHAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 572;
Location: 320 IVEY ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- ALEXANDER WILSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 488;
Location: 2518 NC 54; Grades: PK - 05)
- B EVERETT JORDAN ELEM (Students: 399;
Location: 5827 CHURCH ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTH GRAHAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 375;
Location: 1025 TROLLINGER ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- RIVER MILL ACADEMY (Students: 313; Location:
1242 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Graham:
- BIBLE WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCHOO (Students: 39;
Location: 106 MOORES CHAPEL CEMENTARY RD; Grades: KG -
11)
- STORYBOOK FARM CHR SCHOOL (Students: 12;
Location: 4772 HWY 54; Grades: PK - 2)
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