Elgin vs Robbins

A side-by-side comparison of Elgin and Robbins: population, income, housing, and more.

Elgin and Robbins are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elgin has the higher population (194 vs 106 in Robbins). Since 2019, Robbins's population has grown faster (+6.0% vs -56.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Elgin	Robbins
Population	194	106
Median age	42.6 yrs	69.9 yrs
Median household income	$22,656	—
Median home value	—	$61,500
Median gross rent	$433	—
Housing units	162	123
Homeownership rate	33.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.7%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	34.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elgin	Robbins
Population	448 → 194 (-56.7%)	100 → 106 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$21,452 → $22,656 (+5.6%)	$28,472 → $27,841 (-2.2%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $112,500 (+40.6%)	$87,200 → $61,500 (-29.5%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $433 (-24.8%)	—

Elgin

Population

448194

Median household income

$21,452$22,656

Median home value

$80,000$112,500

Median gross rent

$576$433

Robbins

Population

100106

Median household income

$28,472$27,841

Median home value

$87,200$61,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elgin	Robbins
Under 5	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	27.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	22.7%	33.0%
65 to 74	8.8%	67.0%
75 and over	0.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elgin	Robbins
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elgin	Robbins
No high school diploma	15.7%	15.1%
High school graduate	36.4%	54.7%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elgin	Robbins
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elgin	Robbins
1-unit, detached	28.4%	66.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	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	67.3%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Elgin	Robbins
Poverty rate	34.5%	51.9%
Average household size	1.39	1.29
Median year structure built	1993	1967