Cordova vs Ellerbe

A side-by-side comparison of Cordova and Ellerbe: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cordova has the higher population (1,343 vs 1,070 in Ellerbe). Cordova has the higher median household income ($65,801 vs $48,404 in Ellerbe). Cordova has the higher median home value ($155,200 vs $107,200 in Ellerbe).

Population, income & housing

	Cordova	Ellerbe
Population	1,343	1,070
Median age	48.3 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,801	$48,404
Median home value	$155,200	$107,200
Median gross rent	—	$547
Housing units	575	511
Homeownership rate	79.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	29.9%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cordova	Ellerbe
Population	1,473 → 1,343 (-8.8%)	961 → 1,070 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$44,958 → $65,801 (+46.4%)	$37,500 → $48,404 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $155,200 (+53.5%)	$82,600 → $107,200 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$910 → $789 (-13.3%)	$555 → $547 (-1.4%)

Cordova

Population

1,4731,343

Median household income

$44,958$65,801

Median home value

$101,100$155,200

Median gross rent

$910$789

Ellerbe

Population

9611,070

Median household income

$37,500$48,404

Median home value

$82,600$107,200

Median gross rent

$555$547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cordova	Ellerbe
Under 5	1.9%	13.3%
5 to 17	10.4%	14.3%
18 to 24	11.8%	10.4%
25 to 34	16.8%	17.7%
35 to 44	2.5%	7.2%
45 to 54	21.7%	14.3%
55 to 64	19.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	14.0%	4.2%
75 and over	1.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cordova	Ellerbe
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	36.8%
Black or African American	6.3%	41.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.6%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cordova	Ellerbe
No high school diploma	2.8%	27.4%
High school graduate	34.4%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	44.7%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cordova	Ellerbe
Drove alone	94.2%	80.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cordova	Ellerbe
1-unit, detached	80.9%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Cordova	Ellerbe
Poverty rate	51.2%	16.0%
Average household size	2.74	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1978	1975