Elon

Population: 11,325
Median household income: $82,717
Median home value: $355,800

Elon, a community in Alamance County, North Carolina, has 11,325 residents. The median household income of $82,717 is above the Alamance County median ($64,445).

From 2019 to 2023, Elon's population declined 1.7% from 11,516 to 11,325, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $253,500 to $355,800.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 46.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,325
Median age: 21.9 yrs
Median household income: $82,717
Median home value: $355,800
Median gross rent: $1,584
Housing units: 3,374
Homeownership rate: 66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,51611,325

Median household income

$65,313$82,717

Median home value

$253,500$355,800

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,584

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,516	$65,313	$253,500	$1,287
2020	11,941	$69,085	$297,300	$1,354
2021	11,059	$68,031	$304,800	$1,458
2022	11,161	$73,597	$335,700	$1,496
2023	11,325	$82,717	$355,800	$1,584

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 2446.8%

25 to 343.5%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	274	2.4%
5 to 17	1,011	8.9%
18 to 24	5,300	46.8%
25 to 34	391	3.5%
35 to 44	937	8.3%
45 to 54	703	6.2%
55 to 64	1,016	9.0%
65 to 74	740	6.5%
75 and over	953	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,384	82.9%
Black or African American	901	8.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.4%
Asian	352	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	284	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	363	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree29.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	5.6%
High school graduate	777	16.4%
Some college or associate's	1,175	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,379	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,144	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked15.2%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,157	70.8%
Carpooled	141	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	678	15.2%
Bicycle	29	0.7%
Worked from home	428	9.6%
Other means	25	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,837	45.6%
15 to 29 min	1,238	30.7%
30 to 44 min	473	11.7%
45 to 59 min	271	6.7%
60+ min	211	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 22.5% (1,681 of 7,455)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,865	65.3%
Nonfamily households	989	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,854	84.6%
Vacant	520	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,883	66.0%
Renter-occupied	971	34.0%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached9.8%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,270	67.3%
1-unit, attached	332	9.8%
2 to 4 units	224	6.6%
5 to 19 units	240	7.1%
20 or more units	211	6.3%
Mobile home & other	97	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3721095
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 4.27 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.1023, -79.5088