With 246 people, Elrod is a city in North Carolina. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 58%. There are 195 fewer people here than in 2000. 26.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $30,625, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
66% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elrod
What changed most since 2000
Black share23.6% → 6.9%(−16.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Homes owned by their occupants83.0% → 65.6%(−17.4 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Poverty rate39.5% → 26.8%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
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
Over time
Elrod, decade by decade
Elrod 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
2000
441
$33,017
$43,720
12.4%
64.2
2010
417
$65,229
$117,100
4.8%
60.7
2020
391
$26,430
$60,360
9.3%
16.8
2024
246
$30,625
–
15.7%
32.6
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.
