Elkin, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,043
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.6
0.726% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
22.3%
3.05% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,740
0.506% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$226,900
21.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,824
0.885% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Elkin, 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.

94.9% of the residents in Elkin, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Elkin, NC was $226,900, and the homeownership rate was 60.8%.

Most people in Elkin, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Elkin, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Elkin, NC is home to a population of 4.04k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.71% of Elkin, NC residents were born outside of the country (231 people).

In 2024, there were 9.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.82k people) in Elkin, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 301 Other (Hispanic) and 267 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%
2024 Citizenship
93.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Elkin, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elkin, NC was 93.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elkin, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.82k ± 458
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    301 ± 175
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    267 ± 331
25.6%
Hispanic Population
1.04k people

In 2024, there were 9.37 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.82k people) in Elkin, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 301 Other (Hispanic) and 267 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

25.6% of the people in Elkin, NC are hispanic (1.04k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elkin, 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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Foreign-Born Population

5.71%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
231 people
9.24%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
372 people

As of 2024, 5.71% of Elkin, NC residents (231 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Elkin, NC was 9.24%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    133 ± 60
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    30 ± 35

Elkin, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Elkin, NC employs 1.82k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elkin, NC were Manufacturing (352 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (242 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (238 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($82,279), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,176), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($75,393).

Employment

Occupations

1.82k
2024 Value
± 354
0.885%
1 Year growth
± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elkin, NC grew at a rate of 0.885%, from 1.81k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elkin, NC, are Production Occupations (211 people), Management Occupations (175 people), and Material Moving Occupations (169 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elkin, 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

1.82k
2024 Value
± 354
0.885%
1 Year growth
± 27%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elkin, NC grew at a rate of 0.885%, from 1.81k employees to 1.82k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elkin, NC, are Manufacturing (352 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (242 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (238 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elkin, NC, though some of these residents may live in Elkin, 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

$44,620
Median earning men ± $19,773
$29,599
Median earning women ± $10,092

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,667), Manufacturing ($90,288), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,018).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($68,750), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,736), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($38,750).

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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%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Elkin, NC was $226,900 in 2024, which is 0.682 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $187,200 to $226,900, a 21.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Elkin, NC is 60.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elkin, NC have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elkin, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$226,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$37,985
$1,009
Median Property Taxes
±$199

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 Elkin, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

60.8%
Homeownership
2024
57.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.8% of the housing units in Elkin, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.4%.

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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.
$60,740
Median Household Income
± $8,567
1.66k
Number of Households
± 263

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.66k households in Elkin, NC grew to $60,740 from the previous year's value of $60,434.

The following chart displays the households in Elkin, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elkin, 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 (69.2%)
  2. Carpooled (17.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (12.3%)

In 2024, 69.2% of workers in Elkin, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (17.7%) and those who worked at home (12.3%).

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

25.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elkin, NC have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.74% of the workforce in Elkin, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Elkin, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elkin, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elkin, NC (855 out of 3.83k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elkin, NC is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

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

89.6% of the population of Elkin, NC has health coverage, with 43.8% on employee plans, 15.1% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 16.1% on non-group plans, and 1.19% 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, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 20.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.4%
Uninsured
43.8%
Employer Coverage
15.1%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
16.1%
Non-Group
1.19%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elkin, NC declined by 39.5% from 17.2% to 10.4%.

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