Ellerbe vs Norman

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

Ellerbe and Norman 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 138 in Norman). Norman has the higher median household income ($63,125 vs $48,404 in Ellerbe). Ellerbe has the higher median home value ($107,200 vs $37,500 in Norman).

Population, income & housing

	Ellerbe	Norman
Population	1,070	138
Median age	31.5 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,404	$63,125
Median home value	$107,200	$37,500
Median gross rent	$547	—
Housing units	511	45
Homeownership rate	69.3%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	19.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellerbe	Norman
Population	961 → 1,070 (+11.3%)	163 → 138 (-15.3%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $48,404 (+29.1%)	$38,542 → $63,125 (+63.8%)
Median home value	$82,600 → $107,200 (+29.8%)	$65,000 → $37,500 (-42.3%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $547 (-1.4%)	$538 → $754 (+40.1%)

Ellerbe

Population

9611,070

Median household income

$37,500$48,404

Median home value

$82,600$107,200

Median gross rent

$555$547

Norman

Population

163138

Median household income

$38,542$63,125

Median home value

$65,000$37,500

Median gross rent

$538$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellerbe	Norman
Under 5	13.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	29.7%
18 to 24	10.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	17.7%	3.6%
35 to 44	7.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	14.3%	27.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	7.2%
65 to 74	4.2%	7.2%
75 and over	9.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellerbe	Norman
White (non-Hispanic)	36.8%	73.2%
Black or African American	41.9%	12.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.1%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellerbe	Norman
No high school diploma	27.4%	11.0%
High school graduate	9.8%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	48.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellerbe	Norman
Drove alone	80.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	0.0%
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	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellerbe	Norman
1-unit, detached	71.6%	84.4%
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%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Ellerbe	Norman
Poverty rate	16.0%	37.7%
Average household size	2.36	4.45
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1975	1946