Elrod

Population: 245
Median household income: $25,938

Elrod, a community in Robeson County, North Carolina, has 245 residents. Its median household income of $25,938 runs below the Robeson County figure of $40,318.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elrod's population declined 70.3% from 825 to 245.

16.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 245
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $25,938
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $776
Housing units: 125
Homeownership rate: 52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 17.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

825245

Median household income

$20,000$25,938

Median home value

$83,300$55,700

Median gross rent

$645$776

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	825	$20,000	$83,300	$645
2020	522	$21,806	$49,800	$664
2021	328	$21,313	$54,400	$673
2022	264	—	$55,700	$714
2023	245	$25,938	—	$776

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1726.5%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	65	26.5%
18 to 24	27	11.0%
25 to 34	15	6.1%
35 to 44	39	15.9%
45 to 54	34	13.9%
55 to 64	39	15.9%
65 to 74	17	6.9%
75 and over	9	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22	9.0%
Black or African American	18	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	205	83.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.1%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's12.4%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	45.1%
High school graduate	40	26.1%
Some college or associate's	19	12.4%
Bachelor's degree	16	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62	88.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	11.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	21.0%
15 to 29 min	49	79.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 35.5% (87 of 245)

	Count	Share
Family households	61	48.8%
Nonfamily households	64	51.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	125	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	52.0%
Renter-occupied	60	48.0%

1-unit, detached53.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other46.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	67	53.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58	46.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3721120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.6072, -79.2308