Clarkton vs Elizabethtown

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkton and Elizabethtown: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkton and Elizabethtown are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elizabethtown has the higher population (3,294 vs 875 in Clarkton). Elizabethtown has the higher median home value ($153,400 vs $137,500 in Clarkton). Since 2019, Clarkton's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -4.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
Population	875	3,294
Median age	30.5 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$32,577
Median home value	$137,500	$153,400
Median gross rent	$1,125	$650
Housing units	312	2,000
Homeownership rate	61.7%	46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
Population	819 → 875 (+6.8%)	3,464 → 3,294 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$22,292 → $23,618 (+5.9%)	$21,917 → $32,577 (+48.6%)
Median home value	$91,700 → $137,500 (+49.9%)	$120,500 → $153,400 (+27.3%)
Median gross rent	$504 → $1,125 (+123.2%)	$557 → $650 (+16.7%)

Clarkton

Population

819875

Median household income

$22,292$23,618

Median home value

$91,700$137,500

Median gross rent

$504$1,125

Elizabethtown

Population

3,4643,294

Median household income

$21,917$32,577

Median home value

$120,500$153,400

Median gross rent

$557$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
Under 5	7.8%	7.5%
5 to 17	32.0%	9.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	7.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	3.9%
45 to 54	3.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	15.6%
75 and over	10.3%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
White (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	55.6%
Black or African American	60.9%	34.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
No high school diploma	17.9%	16.0%
High school graduate	22.9%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	48.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
Drove alone	87.0%	87.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
1-unit, detached	63.5%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	18.9%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	10.3%
20 or more units	1.9%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Clarkton	Elizabethtown
Poverty rate	48.2%	34.1%
Average household size	3.51	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1975	1977