Elroy

Population: 3,507
Median household income: $54,375
Median home value: $120,500

Elroy is a community in Wayne County, North Carolina, home to 3,507 residents. At $54,375, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $58,082.

From 2019 to 2023, Elroy's population declined 11.2% from 3,949 to 3,507, while its median home value rose 27.6% from $94,400 to $120,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 53.0% of the population. 85.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,507
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $54,375
Median home value: $120,500
Median gross rent: $920
Housing units: 1,528
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9493,507

Median household income

$44,691$54,375

Median home value

$94,400$120,500

Median gross rent

$736$920

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,949	$44,691	$94,400	$736
2020	4,114	$49,208	$95,100	$805
2021	3,837	$56,571	$97,600	$836
2022	3,495	$59,505	$116,900	$940
2023	3,507	$54,375	$120,500	$920

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	5.5%
5 to 17	539	15.4%
18 to 24	301	8.6%
25 to 34	476	13.6%
35 to 44	464	13.2%
45 to 54	429	12.2%
55 to 64	469	13.4%
65 to 74	401	11.4%
75 and over	236	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,858	53.0%
Black or African American	984	28.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	77	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	62	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	515	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate32.2%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	359	14.5%
High school graduate	798	32.2%
Some college or associate's	1,002	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	187	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	129	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone85.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,249	85.4%
Carpooled	117	8.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	80	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	475	34.4%
15 to 29 min	732	53.0%
30 to 44 min	79	5.7%
45 to 59 min	18	1.3%
60+ min	78	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 15.8% (554 of 3,507)

	Count	Share
Family households	961	67.9%
Nonfamily households	454	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,415	92.6%
Vacant	113	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,033	73.0%
Renter-occupied	382	27.0%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other31.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	939	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	92	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	10	0.7%
Mobile home & other	487	31.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3721130
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.54 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.3308, -77.9226