Elrod vs Marietta

A side-by-side comparison of Elrod and Marietta: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elrod has the higher population (245 vs 130 in Marietta). Since 2019, Marietta's population has grown faster (-6.5% vs -70.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Elrod	Marietta
Population	245	130
Median age	36.7 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$25,938	—
Median home value	—	$127,100
Median gross rent	$776	$713
Housing units	125	62
Homeownership rate	52.0%	88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	17.6%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elrod	Marietta
Population	825 → 245 (-70.3%)	139 → 130 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$20,000 → $25,938 (+29.7%)	$41,250 → $32,500 (-21.2%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $55,700 (-33.1%)	$84,000 → $127,100 (+51.3%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $776 (+20.3%)	$408 → $713 (+74.8%)

Elrod

Population

825245

Median household income

$20,000$25,938

Median home value

$83,300$55,700

Median gross rent

$645$776

Marietta

Population

139130

Median household income

$41,250$32,500

Median home value

$84,000$127,100

Median gross rent

$408$713

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elrod	Marietta
Under 5	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 17	26.5%	23.1%
18 to 24	11.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.1%	3.8%
35 to 44	15.9%	18.5%
45 to 54	13.9%	3.1%
55 to 64	15.9%	11.5%
65 to 74	6.9%	25.4%
75 and over	3.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elrod	Marietta
White (non-Hispanic)	9.0%	35.4%
Black or African American	7.3%	37.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	83.7%	17.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elrod	Marietta
No high school diploma	45.1%	16.5%
High school graduate	26.1%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	12.4%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elrod	Marietta
Drove alone	88.6%	97.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elrod	Marietta
1-unit, detached	53.6%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46.4%	30.6%

Poverty & households

	Elrod	Marietta
Poverty rate	35.5%	23.1%
Average household size	1.96	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1979	1968