Elm City

Population: 1,173
Median household income: $44,698
Median home value: $106,600

Located in Wilson County, North Carolina, Elm City is a community with a population of 1,173. Its median household income of $44,698 runs below the Wilson County figure of $51,381.

From 2019 to 2023, Elm City's population declined 18.8% from 1,445 to 1,173, while its median home value rose 29.8% from $82,100 to $106,600.

Households average 2.24 people. The median gross rent is $829.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,173
Median age: 49.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,698
Median home value: $106,600
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 596
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4451,173

Median household income

$40,451$44,698

Median home value

$82,100$106,600

Median gross rent

$638$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,445	$40,451	$82,100	$638
2020	1,701	$37,721	$84,200	$671
2021	1,300	$32,216	$87,400	$688
2022	1,157	$48,125	$97,000	$804
2023	1,173	$44,698	$106,600	$829

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

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	2.6%
5 to 17	153	13.0%
18 to 24	97	8.3%
25 to 34	130	11.1%
35 to 44	117	10.0%
45 to 54	172	14.7%
55 to 64	161	13.7%
65 to 74	227	19.4%
75 and over	86	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	332	28.3%
Black or African American	767	65.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's30.5%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	135	15.1%
High school graduate	353	39.5%
Some college or associate's	272	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	74	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	59	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled16.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	384	74.9%
Carpooled	85	16.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	68	14.5%
15 to 29 min	220	46.9%
30 to 44 min	87	18.6%
45 to 59 min	24	5.1%
60+ min	70	14.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 18.4% (216 of 1,173)

	Count	Share
Family households	361	69.0%
Nonfamily households	162	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	523	87.8%
Vacant	73	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	342	65.4%
Renter-occupied	181	34.6%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.8%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	443	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	88	14.8%
5 to 19 units	18	3.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	47	7.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3720980
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 35.8040, -77.8567