CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ellerbe

North Carolina · 1,143 residents · 1.32 sq mi

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With 1,143 people, Ellerbe is a city in North Carolina. 29.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 41% less than in North Carolina as a whole. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $40,300. The median household earns $15,739, about 48% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,143

+12%vs 2000

vs 1,021 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

+5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(91)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(95)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(88)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(48)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(174)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(140)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(93)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(115)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.5%(131)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(71)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,739

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,118 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,110

−34%vs 2000

vs $12,327 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.5%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 29.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,300

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $339 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.9%

+8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.8% in 2000

30.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic45.3%(463)

Black45.9%(469)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(86)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic47.2%(540)

Black50.8%(581)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(28)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.9%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican7.4%(77)

Mexican5.9%(61)

South American0.5%(5)

Peruvian0.5%(5)

Ancestry

American7.4%(77)

English4.1%(42)

Irish3.6%(37)

German2.1%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(9)

Slovak0.7%(7)

Scottish0.6%(6)

British0.4%(4)

Dutch0.3%(3)

French0.1%(1)

Italian0.1%(1)

Subsaharan African0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married29.4%(78)

Married38.5%(102)

Widowed7.9%(21)

Divorced24.2%(64)

Women 15+

Never married57.2%(286)

Married28.8%(144)

Widowed9.2%(46)

Divorced4.8%(24)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.7%

−18.4 ptssince 2013

from 26.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

30.1%

−19.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.5%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

51.8%

+30.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

37.7%

−24.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

67.0%

+25.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% 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)11.5%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.5%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era60.7%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 61 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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