Elm City, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,292
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
43.1
13.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
33.7%
82.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$36,150
19.1% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$109,300
2.53% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
485
6.19% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Elm City, 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 Elm City, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Elm City, NC was $109,300, and the homeownership rate was 58.1%.

Most people in Elm City, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Elm City, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Elm City, NC is home to a population of 1.29k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.31% of Elm City, NC residents were born outside of the country (4 people).

In 2024, there were 2.9 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (947 people) in Elm City, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 326 White (Non-Hispanic) and 7 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
97.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Elm City, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elm City, NC was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elm City, NC
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    947 ± 340
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    326 ± 142
  3. White (Hispanic)
    7 ± 10
1.01%
Hispanic Population
13 people

In 2024, there were 2.9 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (947 people) in Elm City, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 326 White (Non-Hispanic) and 7 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.01% of the people in Elm City, NC are hispanic (13 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elm City, 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

0.31%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4 people
2.9%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
34 people

As of 2024, 0.31% of Elm City, NC residents (4 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 Elm City, NC was 2.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    54 ± 55
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 30

Elm City, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Elm City, NC employs 485 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elm City, NC were Manufacturing (193 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (44 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,942), Retail Trade ($57,708), and Construction ($54,236).

Employment

Occupations

485
2024 Value
± 154
−6.19%
1 Year decline
± 44.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elm City, NC declined at a rate of −6.19%, from 517 employees to 485 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elm City, NC, are Production Occupations (149 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (64 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (44 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elm City, 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

485
2024 Value
± 154
−6.19%
1 Year decline
± 44.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elm City, NC declined at a rate of −6.19%, from 517 employees to 485 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elm City, NC, are Manufacturing (193 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (44 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elm City, NC, though some of these residents may live in Elm City, 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

$49,219
Median earning men ± $18,917
$25,859
Median earning women ± $12,820

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($54,236), Manufacturing ($50,500), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($2,499).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($57,708), Manufacturing ($33,897), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,688).

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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 Elm City, NC was $109,300 in 2024, which is 0.329 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,600 to $109,300, a 2.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Elm City, NC is 58.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elm City, NC have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elm City, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$109,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$22,353
$312
Median Property Taxes
±$95

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

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

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Rent vs Own

58.1%
Homeownership
2024
61.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.1% of the housing units in Elm City, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

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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.
$36,150
Median Household Income
± $18,328
537
Number of Households
± 123

In 2024, the median household income of the 537 households in Elm City, NC declined from $36,150 from the previous year's value of $44,698.

The following chart displays the households in Elm City, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Elm City, 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 (80.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.2%)
  3. Carpooled (8.32%)

In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Elm City, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.32%).

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

27.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elm City, NC have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Elm City, 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 Elm City, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elm City, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

33.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elm City, NC (435 out of 1.29k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elm City, NC is Black, followed by White 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

96.7% of the population of Elm City, NC has health coverage, with 21.9% on employee plans, 33.9% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 23.1% on non-group plans, and 0.774% 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, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 19.1% between 18 and 34 years, 28.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.33%
Uninsured
21.9%
Employer Coverage
33.9%
Medicaid
17%
Medicare
23.1%
Non-Group
0.774%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elm City, NC declined by 49.3% from 6.56% to 3.33%.

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