Angier vs Erwin

A side-by-side comparison of Angier and Erwin: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Angier has the higher population (5,746 vs 4,617 in Erwin). Angier has the higher median household income ($51,162 vs $50,077 in Erwin). Angier has the higher median home value ($236,100 vs $150,400 in Erwin).

Population, income & housing

	Angier	Erwin
Population	5,746	4,617
Median age	40.0 yrs	46.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,162	$50,077
Median home value	$236,100	$150,400
Median gross rent	$949	$1,085
Housing units	2,627	2,030
Homeownership rate	61.6%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Angier	Erwin
Population	5,893 → 5,746 (-2.5%)	5,035 → 4,617 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$48,306 → $51,162 (+5.9%)	$40,714 → $50,077 (+23.0%)
Median home value	$157,800 → $236,100 (+49.6%)	$91,000 → $150,400 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $949 (+13.1%)	$824 → $1,085 (+31.7%)

Angier

Population

5,8935,746

Median household income

$48,306$51,162

Median home value

$157,800$236,100

Median gross rent

$839$949

Erwin

Population

5,0354,617

Median household income

$40,714$50,077

Median home value

$91,000$150,400

Median gross rent

$824$1,085

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Angier	Erwin
Under 5	5.5%	8.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.8%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.6%
75 and over	7.4%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Angier	Erwin
White (non-Hispanic)	52.5%	64.0%
Black or African American	15.1%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Angier	Erwin
No high school diploma	20.7%	11.1%
High school graduate	24.2%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Angier	Erwin
Drove alone	82.4%	82.6%
Carpooled	8.1%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.6%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Angier	Erwin
1-unit, detached	72.0%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Angier	Erwin
Poverty rate	7.7%	11.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	36	31
Median year structure built	1997	1959