Ellerbe, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,036
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
28.8
8.57% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
28.4%
77.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$34,808
28.1% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$78,000
27.2% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
365
23.3% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Ellerbe, 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.

96.1% of the residents in Ellerbe, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ellerbe, NC was $78,000, and the homeownership rate was 55.8%.

Most people in Ellerbe, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Ellerbe, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Ellerbe, NC is home to a population of 1.04k people, from which 96.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.86% of Ellerbe, NC residents were born outside of the country (40 people).

In 2024, there were 1.52 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (511 people) in Ellerbe, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 336 White (Non-Hispanic) and 143 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.1%
2024 Citizenship
94.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.1% of Ellerbe, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ellerbe, NC was 94.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ellerbe, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    511 ± 244
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    336 ± 118
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    143 ± 181
13.8%
Hispanic Population
143 people

In 2024, there were 1.52 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (511 people) in Ellerbe, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 336 White (Non-Hispanic) and 143 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.8% of the people in Ellerbe, NC are hispanic (143 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ellerbe, 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

3.86%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
40 people
5.42%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
58 people

As of 2024, 3.86% of Ellerbe, NC residents (40 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 Ellerbe, NC was 5.42%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    37 ± 48
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 24

Ellerbe, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ellerbe, NC employs 365 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ellerbe, NC were Accommodation & Food Services (90 people), Retail Trade (67 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($66,250), Educational Services ($48,571), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,021).

Employment

Occupations

365
2024 Value
± 153
−23.3%
1 Year decline
± 71.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellerbe, NC declined at a rate of −23.3%, from 476 employees to 365 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ellerbe, NC, are Sales & Related Occupations (109 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (50 people), and Transportation Occupations (32 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ellerbe, 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

365
2024 Value
± 153
−23.3%
1 Year decline
± 71.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ellerbe, NC declined at a rate of −23.3%, from 476 employees to 365 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ellerbe, NC, are Accommodation & Food Services (90 people), Retail Trade (67 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (50 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ellerbe, NC, though some of these residents may live in Ellerbe, 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

$48,929
Median earning men ± $10,813
$27,930
Median earning women ± $8,046

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,250) and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,813).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,250), Retail Trade ($23,447), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($14,103).

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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 Ellerbe, NC was $78,000 in 2024, which is 0.234 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $107,200 to $78,000, a 27.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Ellerbe, NC is 55.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ellerbe, NC have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ellerbe, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$78,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$65,456
$230
Median Property Taxes
±$93

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 Ellerbe, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

55.8%
Homeownership
2024
64.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.8% of the housing units in Ellerbe, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

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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.
$34,808
Median Household Income
± $15,497
412
Number of Households
± 141

In 2024, the median household income of the 412 households in Ellerbe, NC declined from $34,808 from the previous year's value of $48,404.

The following chart displays the households in Ellerbe, 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 $15k - $20k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ellerbe, 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 (81.5%)
  2. Carpooled (18.5%)

In 2024, 81.5% of workers in Ellerbe, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

26.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ellerbe, NC have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Ellerbe, 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 Ellerbe, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ellerbe, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ellerbe, NC (294 out of 1.04k 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 < 5, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ellerbe, NC is Black, followed by Other and Hispanic.

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

92.3% of the population of Ellerbe, NC has health coverage, with 24.8% on employee plans, 47.4% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 8.26% on non-group plans, and 1.55% 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, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.8% under 18 years, 26.4% between 18 and 34 years, 22.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 36.1% were men and 63.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.68%
Uninsured
24.8%
Employer Coverage
47.4%
Medicaid
10.3%
Medicare
8.26%
Non-Group
1.55%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ellerbe, NC grew by 10.4% from 6.95% to 7.68%.

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