Elroy, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
3,251
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45
7.91% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14%
11.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$63,238
16.3% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$133,100
10.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,284
11.4% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Elroy, 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.

92.9% of the residents in Elroy, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Elroy, NC was $133,100, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Elroy, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Elroy, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Elroy, NC is home to a population of 3.25k people, from which 92.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.6% of Elroy, NC residents were born outside of the country (411 people).

In 2024, there were 1.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.58k people) in Elroy, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 941 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 553 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.9%
2024 Citizenship
94.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.9% of Elroy, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Elroy, NC was 94.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Elroy, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.58k ± 363
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    941 ± 378
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    553 ± 419
17.3%
Hispanic Population
562 people

In 2024, there were 1.68 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.58k people) in Elroy, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 941 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 553 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.3% of the people in Elroy, NC are hispanic (562 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Elroy, 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

12.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
411 people
9.67%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
339 people

As of 2024, 12.6% of Elroy, NC residents (411 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 Elroy, NC was 9.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    115 ± 77
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    100 ± 53
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    98 ± 65

Elroy, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Elroy, NC employs 1.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Elroy, NC were Retail Trade (293 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (249 people), and Manufacturing (202 people), and the highest paying industries were Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,382), Public Administration ($78,458), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,857).

Employment

Occupations

1.28k
2024 Value
± 296
−11.4%
1 Year decline
± 34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elroy, NC declined at a rate of −11.4%, from 1.45k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Elroy, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (147 people), Sales & Related Occupations (137 people), and Production Occupations (134 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Elroy, 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

1.28k
2024 Value
± 296
−11.4%
1 Year decline
± 34%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Elroy, NC declined at a rate of −11.4%, from 1.45k employees to 1.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Elroy, NC, are Retail Trade (293 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (249 people), and Manufacturing (202 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Elroy, NC, though some of these residents may live in Elroy, 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

$39,946
Median earning men ± $27,012
$38,705
Median earning women ± $6,097

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($78,958), Retail Trade ($55,427), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,857), Retail Trade ($43,047), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,800).

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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 Elroy, NC was $133,100 in 2024, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,500 to $133,100, a 10.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Elroy, NC is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Elroy, NC have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Elroy, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$133,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$32,237
$978
Median Property Taxes
±$222

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

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

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Rent vs Own

73.6%
Homeownership
2024
67%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.6% of the housing units in Elroy, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73%.

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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.
$63,238
Median Household Income
± $11,247
1.33k
Number of Households
± 278

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.33k households in Elroy, NC grew to $63,238 from the previous year's value of $54,375.

The following chart displays the households in Elroy, 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 Elroy, 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 (88.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (6.47%)
  3. Carpooled (5.07%)

In 2024, 88.5% of workers in Elroy, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.47%) and those who carpooled to work (5.07%).

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

22.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Elroy, NC have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2% of the workforce in Elroy, 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 Elroy, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Elroy, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Elroy, NC (455 out of 3.25k 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 Males 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Elroy, NC is White, followed by Hispanic 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

81.9% of the population of Elroy, NC has health coverage, with 23.6% on employee plans, 23.6% on Medicaid, 9.93% on Medicare, 20.5% on non-group plans, and 4.35% 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, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.1%
Uninsured
23.6%
Employer Coverage
23.6%
Medicaid
9.93%
Medicare
20.5%
Non-Group
4.35%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Elroy, NC declined by 4.99% from 19% to 18.1%.

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