COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elkin vs Mount Airy
PLACE A
Elkin, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Mount Airy, Georgia
Elkin is 174% larger than Mount Airy. Mount Airy earns more, with a median household income $27,128 higher. Mount Airy has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 3%).
ELKINMOUNT AIRYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,1301,510+174% vs Mount Airy
Population density607625−19
Population growth3.0%8.3%−5.3 pts
Median age41.626.9+14.7
Male47.7%51.4%−3.6 pts
Female52.3%48.6%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born5.7%13.1%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.7%61.2%+8.6 pts
Black0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.6%31.3%−5.7 pts
Asian2.3%5.9%−3.7 pts
Other1.7%1.3%+0.4 pts
Median household income$60,740$87,868−$27,128
Per capita income$32,880$24,355+$8,525
Poverty rate22.3%14.1%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.395+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%12.8%+17.0 pts
Graduate degree8.4%6.6%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%1.5%+3.5 pts
Labor force participation57.6%61.2%−3.6 pts
Median home value$226,900$227,500−$600
Median gross rent$807$721+$86
Owner-occupied60.8%82.5%−21.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%3.5%+12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households57.8%59.7%−2.0 pts
Average commute25.825.0+0.8
Worked from home12.3%5.5%+6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.4%14.2%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025