East Rockingham vs Ellerbe

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

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

East Rockingham has the higher population (3,177 vs 1,070 in Ellerbe). Ellerbe has the higher median household income ($48,404 vs $33,206 in East Rockingham). Ellerbe has the higher median home value ($107,200 vs $102,700 in East Rockingham).

Population, income & housing

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
Population	3,177	1,070
Median age	37.4 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,206	$48,404
Median home value	$102,700	$107,200
Median gross rent	$827	$547
Housing units	1,631	511
Homeownership rate	61.1%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
Population	3,086 → 3,177 (+2.9%)	961 → 1,070 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$22,227 → $33,206 (+49.4%)	$37,500 → $48,404 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $102,700 (+105.4%)	$82,600 → $107,200 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $827 (+6.0%)	$555 → $547 (-1.4%)

East Rockingham

Population

3,0863,177

Median household income

$22,227$33,206

Median home value

$50,000$102,700

Median gross rent

$780$827

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)

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
Under 5	3.9%	13.3%
5 to 17	28.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.4%
25 to 34	7.4%	17.7%
35 to 44	16.7%	7.2%
45 to 54	13.3%	14.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	9.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	4.2%
75 and over	5.4%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	36.8%
Black or African American	18.2%	41.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	4.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
No high school diploma	17.3%	27.4%
High school graduate	36.5%	9.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	48.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
Drove alone	95.5%	80.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
1-unit, detached	81.2%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	East Rockingham	Ellerbe
Poverty rate	33.3%	16.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	35	38
Median year structure built	1970	1975