Home values, rents and more in Alexander County, NC
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Alexander County, NC compares
The typical home in Alexander County, NC is worth about $268,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Alexander County, NC are about the same as the typical value in the Hickory metro area ($267,000) and 27% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Alexander County, NC rose 6.7%, compared with +1.7% in the Hickory metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $65,354, against $62,787 in the Hickory metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 36,958 people live in Alexander County, NC (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Alexander County, NC has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 4 counties in the Hickory metro area and the 50th-lowest of 100 in North Carolina with Zillow figures.
Part of: Hickory metro area · North Carolina
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.