Elkin vs White Plains

A side-by-side comparison of Elkin and White Plains: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elkin has the higher population (4,025 vs 876 in White Plains). Elkin has the higher median household income ($60,434 vs $52,813 in White Plains). White Plains has the higher median home value ($233,900 vs $187,200 in Elkin).

Population, income & housing

	Elkin	White Plains
Population	4,025	876
Median age	41.3 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,434	$52,813
Median home value	$187,200	$233,900
Median gross rent	$765	$545
Housing units	1,903	492
Homeownership rate	62.4%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.0%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkin	White Plains
Population	4,097 → 4,025 (-1.8%)	1,094 → 876 (-19.9%)
Median household income	$51,286 → $60,434 (+17.8%)	$43,984 → $52,813 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$137,800 → $187,200 (+35.8%)	$99,800 → $233,900 (+134.4%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $765 (+39.3%)	$503 → $545 (+8.3%)

Elkin

Population

4,0974,025

Median household income

$51,286$60,434

Median home value

$137,800$187,200

Median gross rent

$549$765

White Plains

Population

1,094876

Median household income

$43,984$52,813

Median home value

$99,800$233,900

Median gross rent

$503$545

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkin	White Plains
Under 5	4.1%	1.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	14.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	3.3%
25 to 34	9.9%	4.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	4.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	25.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.8%
65 to 74	12.4%	15.9%
75 and over	9.3%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkin	White Plains
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkin	White Plains
No high school diploma	15.3%	14.3%
High school graduate	23.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkin	White Plains
Drove alone	72.6%	91.4%
Carpooled	17.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	8.6%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkin	White Plains
1-unit, detached	65.1%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	3.7%
20 or more units	10.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	20.9%

Poverty & households

	Elkin	White Plains
Poverty rate	23.0%	12.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	25	39
Median year structure built	1967	1971