Elk Park, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
560
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.9
2.6% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
33.4%
22% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$41,583
6.24% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$160,400
10.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
172
30.9% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Elk Park, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Elk Park, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Elk Park, NC was $160,400, and the homeownership rate was 52.5%.

Most people in Elk Park, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Elk Park, NC was 1 car per household.

United StatesNorth CarolinaAvery County, NCBoone High Country--Watauga, Ashe, Yancey, Avery & Mitchell Counties PUMA, NC

Population & Diversity

Elk Park, NC is home to a population of 560 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Elk Park, NC residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 40.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (530 people) in Elk Park, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 8 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Elk Park, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elk Park, NC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elk Park, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    530 ± 211
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    13 ± 22
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    8 ± 11
3.39%
Hispanic Population
19 people

In 2024, there were 40.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (530 people) in Elk Park, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 8 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.39% of the people in Elk Park, NC are hispanic (19 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elk Park, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    13 ± 24
  2. Korea
    6 ± 8
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5 ± 17

Elk Park, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Elk Park, NC employs 172 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elk Park, NC were Other Services, Except Public Administration (35 people), Construction (25 people), and Retail Trade (23 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($107,500), Retail Trade ($43,750), and Construction ($37,054).

Employment

Occupations

172
2024 Value
± 96
−30.9%
1 Year decline
± 103%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elk Park, NC declined at a rate of −30.9%, from 249 employees to 172 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elk Park, NC, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (27 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (25 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (19 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elk Park, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

172
2024 Value
± 96
−30.9%
1 Year decline
± 103%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elk Park, NC declined at a rate of −30.9%, from 249 employees to 172 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elk Park, NC, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (35 people), Construction (25 people), and Retail Trade (23 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elk Park, NC, though some of these residents may live in Elk Park, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$37,232
Median earning men ± $7,320
$30,938
Median earning women ± $19,441

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($37,054), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($33,750), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($30,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($45,341), Other Services Except Public Administration ($42,981), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Elk Park, NC was $160,400 in 2024, which is 0.482 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $145,000 to $160,400, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Elk Park, NC is 52.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elk Park, NC have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elk Park, NC is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$160,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,750
$139
Median Property Taxes
±$60

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Elk Park, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Elk Park, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

52.5%
Homeownership
2024
58.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 52.5% of the housing units in Elk Park, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$41,583
Median Household Income
± $6,682
265
Number of Households
± 91

In 2024, the median household income of the 265 households in Elk Park, NC declined from $41,583 from the previous year's value of $44,350.

The following chart displays the households in Elk Park, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elk Park, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (54.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (31.5%)
  3. Carpooled (9.09%)

In 2024, 54.5% of workers in Elk Park, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (31.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.09%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elk Park, NC have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.19% of the workforce in Elk Park, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elk Park, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elk Park, NC have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elk Park, NC (187 out of 560 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elk Park, NC is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

80.9% of the population of Elk Park, NC has health coverage, with 14.1% on employee plans, 30% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 21.6% on non-group plans, and 3.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 15.7% between 18 and 34 years, 40.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.7% were men and 54.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

19.1%
Uninsured
14.1%
Employer Coverage
30%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
21.6%
Non-Group
3.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elk Park, NC grew by 8.69% from 17.6% to 19.1%.

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