Dudley vs Elroy

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

Dudley 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 2,320 in Dudley). Elroy has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $46,389 in Dudley). Elroy has the higher median home value ($120,500 vs $100,700 in Dudley).

Population, income & housing

	Dudley	Elroy
Population	2,320	3,507
Median age	27.5 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$46,389	$54,375
Median home value	$100,700	$120,500
Median gross rent	$728	$920
Housing units	733	1,528
Homeownership rate	64.4%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dudley	Elroy
Population	1,841 → 2,320 (+26.0%)	3,949 → 3,507 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$63,484 → $46,389 (-26.9%)	$44,691 → $54,375 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$77,400 → $100,700 (+30.1%)	$94,400 → $120,500 (+27.6%)
Median gross rent	$652 → $728 (+11.7%)	$736 → $920 (+25.0%)

Dudley

Population

1,8412,320

Median household income

$63,484$46,389

Median home value

$77,400$100,700

Median gross rent

$652$728

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)

	Dudley	Elroy
Under 5	15.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	15.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	8.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	4.8%	13.4%
65 to 74	5.5%	11.4%
75 and over	3.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dudley	Elroy
White (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	53.0%
Black or African American	42.1%	28.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	54.3%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dudley	Elroy
No high school diploma	48.9%	14.5%
High school graduate	29.7%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	2.7%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dudley	Elroy
Drove alone	71.4%	85.4%
Carpooled	11.6%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dudley	Elroy
1-unit, detached	12.8%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	87.2%	31.9%

Poverty & households

	Dudley	Elroy
Poverty rate	28.7%	15.8%
Average household size	3.56	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1991	1978