Elkin

Population: 4,025
Median household income: $60,434
Median home value: $187,200

Elkin, a community in Surry County, North Carolina, has 4,025 residents. At $60,434, its median household income sits above Surry County's $56,095.

Between 2019 and 2023, Elkin's population declined 1.8% from 4,097 to 4,025, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $137,800 to $187,200.

23.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.33 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,025
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,434
Median home value: $187,200
Median gross rent: $765
Housing units: 1,903
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0974,025

Median household income

$51,286$60,434

Median home value

$137,800$187,200

Median gross rent

$549$765

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,097	$51,286	$137,800	$549
2020	3,968	$48,079	$148,500	$593
2021	4,051	$54,852	$147,500	$653
2022	4,026	$57,711	$181,100	$736
2023	4,025	$60,434	$187,200	$765

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	165	4.1%
5 to 17	797	19.8%
18 to 24	407	10.1%
25 to 34	397	9.9%
35 to 44	452	11.2%
45 to 54	380	9.4%
55 to 64	554	13.8%
65 to 74	498	12.4%
75 and over	375	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,687	66.8%
Black or African American	27	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	76	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	57	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,167	29.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate23.7%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	407	15.3%
High school graduate	629	23.7%
Some college or associate's	877	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	597	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	146	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone72.6%

Carpooled17.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,285	72.6%
Carpooled	301	17.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	179	10.1%
Other means	4	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	681	42.8%
15 to 29 min	381	23.9%
30 to 44 min	249	15.6%
45 to 59 min	113	7.1%
60+ min	168	10.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 23.0% (875 of 3,801)

	Count	Share
Family households	873	53.3%
Nonfamily households	764	46.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,637	86.0%
Vacant	266	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,021	62.4%
Renter-occupied	616	37.6%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,238	65.1%
1-unit, attached	32	1.7%
2 to 4 units	118	6.2%
5 to 19 units	224	11.8%
20 or more units	205	10.8%
Mobile home & other	86	4.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3720620
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 36.2634, -80.8471