Elwood vs Terryville

A side-by-side comparison of Elwood and Terryville: population, income, housing, and more.

Elwood and Terryville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elwood has the higher population (11,140 vs 10,962 in Terryville). Elwood has the higher median household income ($170,987 vs $112,262 in Terryville). Elwood has the higher median home value ($664,200 vs $445,100 in Terryville).

Population, income & housing

	Elwood	Terryville
Population	11,140	10,962
Median age	47.2 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$170,987	$112,262
Median home value	$664,200	$445,100
Median gross rent	$1,455	$2,242
Housing units	3,866	4,074
Homeownership rate	96.6%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.2%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elwood	Terryville
Population	11,498 → 11,140 (-3.1%)	12,764 → 10,962 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$116,144 → $170,987 (+47.2%)	$110,504 → $112,262 (+1.6%)
Median home value	$537,200 → $664,200 (+23.6%)	$369,900 → $445,100 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,393 → $1,455 (-39.2%)	$2,355 → $2,242 (-4.8%)

Elwood

Population

11,49811,140

Median household income

$116,144$170,987

Median home value

$537,200$664,200

Median gross rent

$2,393$1,455

Terryville

Population

12,76410,962

Median household income

$110,504$112,262

Median home value

$369,900$445,100

Median gross rent

$2,355$2,242

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elwood	Terryville
Under 5	4.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	19.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.9%
55 to 64	21.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.7%
75 and over	9.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elwood	Terryville
White (non-Hispanic)	73.8%	69.7%
Black or African American	4.2%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	1.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elwood	Terryville
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.1%
High school graduate	18.3%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	26.5%	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25.7%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elwood	Terryville
Drove alone	65.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	4.4%	3.7%
Public transit	11.8%	2.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	3.7%
Other means	0.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elwood	Terryville
1-unit, detached	90.6%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Elwood	Terryville
Poverty rate	3.5%	2.5%
Average household size	2.88	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	43	32
Median year structure built	1963	1972