CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ellenboro

North Carolina · 505 residents · 1.27 sq mi

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Ellenboro is a city of 505 people in North Carolina. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $38,900. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 26%. The median household earns $19,821, about 34% below the national median. Median rent is $284 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 9%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

505

+5%vs 2000

vs 479 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.27 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024901

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(46)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(32)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(40)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(36)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(77)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(55)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.7%(74)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(44)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.9%(45)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,821

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,429 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,535

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,472 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,900

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $464 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.6% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.6%(391)

Black16.9%(81)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic89.1%(450)

Black10.9%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican0.3%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan1.3%(12)

Ancestry

American7%(63)

English5.7%(51)

Irish4.9%(44)

German4.6%(41)

Subsaharan African1.4%(13)

French Canadian0.7%(6)

Dutch0.3%(3)

French0.2%(2)

Welsh0.2%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.4%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.3%

−16.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 18.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.8%(67)

Married53.2%(150)

Widowed3.5%(10)

Divorced19.5%(55)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(98)

Married46.2%(153)

Widowed12.4%(41)

Divorced11.8%(39)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 21.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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