Elroy, NC Demographic Data
Elroy, NC Summary
Elroy is located in Wayne County in North Carolina
- Population: 4,284
- Area: 6.59 sq. miles
- Land Area: 6.59 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 650.47 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 111.55 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elroy, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,948
48%
50.8
Male
2,140
52%
49.2
Total Population
4,088
323,128,000
Elroy, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
330
8.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
287
7.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
180
4.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
365
8.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
282
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
469
11.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
468
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
545
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
221
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
354
8.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
372
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
169
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
46
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,105
76.0%
77.2
Female
1,526
49.1%
51.3
Male
1,579
50.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,866
70.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
729
17.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
587
14.4%
15.2
Female
293
49.9%
55.8
Male
294
50.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Elroy, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,758
91.9%
96.8
White
2,356
57.6%
72.6
Black or African American
1,157
28.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
56
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
21
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
14
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
21
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
189
4.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
330
8.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
868
21.2%
17.8
Mexican
583
14.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
250
6.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
35
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,220
78.8%
82.2
Elroy, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
221
8.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
366
13.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
753
28.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
874
33.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
188
7.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
166
6.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
76
2.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
587
22.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,057
77.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
242
9.2%
31.2
Elroy, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,086
33.0%
33.7%
Now Married
1,192
36.2%
47.5
Divorced
651
19.8%
11.0%
Separated
119
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
243
7.4
5.8%
Elroy, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,094
82.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
664
17.7%
21.6%
Spanish
613
16.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
10
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
41
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Elroy, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
136
8.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
61
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
318
18.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
337
19.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
226
13.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
356
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
166
9.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
85
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
9
0.5%
6.4
Median household income
34,853
57,617
Per capita income
18,845
31,128
Elroy, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
1.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
180
12.0%
9.8
Construction
127
8.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
270
18.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
41
2.7%
6.6
Information
22
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
227
15.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
24
1.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
94
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
62
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
288
19.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
93
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
49
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
242
16.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
412
27.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
249
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
370
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
221
14.8%
18.1%
Elroy, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,617
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,449
89.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
153
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
15
0.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.3
26.6
Elroy, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
70
4.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
672
39.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
582
34.4%
37.1
3 or more
370
21.8%
21.0
Elroy, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,694
94.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,169
69.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
525
31.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
98
5.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Elroy, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,792
1 room
7
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
34
1.9%
9.1
4 rooms
304
17.0%
16.5
5 rooms
567
31.6%
19.8
6 rooms
481
26.8%
17.8
7 rooms
189
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
163
9.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
47
2.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Elroy, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,792
1-unit, detached
968
54.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
58
3.2%
5.9
2-units
46
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
108
6.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
612
34.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elroy, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
68
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
41
2.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
104
5.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
188
10.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
483
27.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
193
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
463
25.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
205
11.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
34
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.7%
1.4%
Elroy, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
41
2.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
218
12.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,404
82.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
19
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
12
0.7%
1.1
Elroy, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
645
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
203
31.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
442
68.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
253
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
129
20.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
49
7.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
55
8.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
159
24.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elroy, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
483
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
19
3.9%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
94
19.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
370
76.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
42
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
760
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
67
13.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
70
14.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
32
6.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
103
21.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
211
43.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Elroy, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,169
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
316
27.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
351
30.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
319
27.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
130
11.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
22
1.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
0.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
22
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
90,900
205,000