Ellerbe vs Hoffman

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

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

Ellerbe has the higher population (1,070 vs 789 in Hoffman). Ellerbe has the higher median home value ($107,200 vs $52,700 in Hoffman). Since 2019, Hoffman's population has grown faster (+12.6% vs +11.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
Population	1,070	789
Median age	31.5 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$48,404	—
Median home value	$107,200	$52,700
Median gross rent	$547	$774
Housing units	511	250
Homeownership rate	69.3%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	3.2%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
Population	961 → 1,070 (+11.3%)	701 → 789 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $48,404 (+29.1%)	$32,697 → $35,781 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $107,200 (+29.8%)	$71,700 → $52,700 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $547 (-1.4%)	$783 → $774 (-1.1%)

Ellerbe

Population

9611,070

Median household income

$37,500$48,404

Median home value

$82,600$107,200

Median gross rent

$555$547

Hoffman

Population

701789

Median household income

$32,697$35,781

Median home value

$71,700$52,700

Median gross rent

$783$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
Under 5	13.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	7.1%
18 to 24	10.4%	12.7%
25 to 34	17.7%	32.1%
35 to 44	7.2%	6.0%
45 to 54	14.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	4.2%	4.8%
75 and over	9.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
White (non-Hispanic)	36.8%	18.9%
Black or African American	41.9%	69.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	9.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
No high school diploma	27.4%	41.5%
High school graduate	9.8%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	48.0%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
Drove alone	80.4%	96.5%
Carpooled	14.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
1-unit, detached	71.6%	48.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	51.6%

Poverty & households

	Ellerbe	Hoffman
Poverty rate	16.0%	40.7%
Average household size	2.36	3.85
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1975	1992