Elm City, NC Demographic Data
Elm City, NC Summary
Elm City is located in Wilson County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,559
- Area: 0.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.77 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,014.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 133.20 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elm City, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
879
54%
50.8
Male
739
46%
49.2
Total Population
1,618
323,128,000
Elm City, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
70
4.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
69
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
108
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
157
9.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
117
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
147
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
185
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
253
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
119
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
128
7.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
207
12.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
45
2.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
13
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,241
76.7%
77.2
Female
670
54.0%
51.3
Male
571
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,200
74.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
308
19.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
265
16.4%
15.2
Female
135
50.9%
55.8
Male
130
49.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Elm City, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,548
95.7%
96.8
White
575
35.5%
72.6
Black or African American
736
45.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
64
4.0%
0.8
Asian
4
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
4
0.2%
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
169
10.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
70
4.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
185
11.4%
17.8
Mexican
137
8.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
16
1.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
32
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,433
88.6%
82.2
Elm City, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
65
5.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
150
13.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
482
43.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
204
18.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
93
8.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
75
6.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
28
2.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
215
19.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
882
80.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
103
9.4%
31.2
Elm City, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
608
44.3%
33.7%
Now Married
539
39.3%
47.5
Divorced
150
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
8
0.6%
2.0
Widowed
66
4.8
5.8%
Elm City, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,314
84.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
234
15.1%
21.6%
Spanish
225
14.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.4%
1.1%
Elm City, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
64
10.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
67
11.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
76
12.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
70
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
104
17.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
119
20.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
49
8.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
21
3.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
38,090
57,617
Per capita income
18,030
31,128
Elm City, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
16
2.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
58
8.2%
9.8
Construction
47
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
143
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
12
1.7%
6.6
Information
18
2.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
97
13.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
62
8.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
66
9.4%
11.4
Public administration
21
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
102
14.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
16
2.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
46
6.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
74
10.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
182
25.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
90
12.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
167
23.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
191
27.1%
18.1%
Elm City, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
704
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
524
74.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
95
13.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
60
8.5%
1.8
Worked at home
25
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.1
26.6
Elm City, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
82
13.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
238
40.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
132
22.2%
37.1
3 or more
143
24.0%
21.0
Elm City, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
595
86.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
378
63.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
217
36.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
91
13.3%
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
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Elm City, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
686
1 room
9
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
3
0.4%
2.7
3 rooms
31
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
103
15.0%
16.5
5 rooms
218
31.8%
19.8
6 rooms
162
23.6%
17.8
7 rooms
76
11.1%
12.0
8 rooms
37
5.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
47
6.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elm City, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
686
1-unit, detached
514
74.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
48
7.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
39
5.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
11
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
74
10.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elm City, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
130
19.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
34
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
68
9.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
74
10.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
122
17.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
101
14.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
85
12.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
72
10.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Elm City, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
33
5.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
114
19.2%
4.7
Electricity
428
71.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
1.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
1.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elm City, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
257
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
3
1.2%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
15
5.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
53
20.6%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
73
28.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
113
44.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
90
35.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
31
12.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
35
13.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
23
8.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
78
30.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elm City, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
197
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%
$1,000 to $1,499
23
11.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
54
27.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
120
60.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
20
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
586
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
27
13.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
6.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
14
7.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
5.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
24
12.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
106
54.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
Elm City, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
378
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
53
14.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
223
59.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
54
14.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
14
3.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
17
4.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
17
4.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
84,000
205,000