Brogden vs Elroy

A side-by-side comparison of Brogden and Elroy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elroy has the higher population (3,507 vs 2,712 in Brogden). Elroy has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $28,885 in Brogden). Elroy has the higher median home value ($120,500 vs $96,100 in Brogden).

Population, income & housing

	Brogden	Elroy
Population	2,712	3,507
Median age	32.2 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$28,885	$54,375
Median home value	$96,100	$120,500
Median gross rent	$947	$920
Housing units	1,063	1,528
Homeownership rate	68.3%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.5%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brogden	Elroy
Population	2,279 → 2,712 (+19.0%)	3,949 → 3,507 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$38,565 → $28,885 (-25.1%)	$44,691 → $54,375 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $96,100 (+16.2%)	$94,400 → $120,500 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $947 (+36.5%)	$736 → $920 (+25.0%)

Brogden

Population

2,2792,712

Median household income

$38,565$28,885

Median home value

$82,700$96,100

Median gross rent

$694$947

Elroy

Population

3,9493,507

Median household income

$44,691$54,375

Median home value

$94,400$120,500

Median gross rent

$736$920

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brogden	Elroy
Under 5	1.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	25.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.1%	8.6%
25 to 34	24.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	5.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	6.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	15.1%	11.4%
75 and over	5.5%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brogden	Elroy
White (non-Hispanic)	29.6%	53.0%
Black or African American	41.7%	28.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.9%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brogden	Elroy
No high school diploma	23.1%	14.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.5%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brogden	Elroy
Drove alone	59.0%	85.4%
Carpooled	36.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brogden	Elroy
1-unit, detached	69.0%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	31.9%

Poverty & households

	Brogden	Elroy
Poverty rate	39.9%	15.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1977	1978