Ellenboro is a city of 901 people in North Carolina. The median age is 27.5, younger than the US median of 38.9. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 422 people. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $164,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,769, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ellenboro
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.3 → 27.5(−7.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share88.9% → 82.1%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population505 → 901(+78%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.3%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)45.5%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.6%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ellenboro, decade by decade
Ellenboro population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
505
$47,572
$93,363
5.4%
24.7
2000
479
$57,253
$102,559
14.1%
38.1
2010
873
$37,505
$93,939
12.4%
43.1
2020
723
$47,819
$100,357
11.6%
37.0
2024
901
$49,769
$164,400
7.5%
38.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
