Elkin, NC Housing Market & City Data

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4,011
Population Estimate
$136,937
Median Home Value
97.0%
Employment Rate
20.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$174
Median Listing Price$264,950
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings25
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)32
Avg Listing Price$375,442
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.08
Family Dual Income66.2
Median Household Income$51,286
Median Individual Income$24,457
Home Ownership62.9%
Home Value$136,937
Median Rent$549
Rent Burden33.5%
Poverty19.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.7%
  • Highschool Education28.8%
  • Some College32.8%
  • Bachelors Degree14.9%
  • Graduate Degree5.7%
  • Total College or Above20.6%
  • Stem Degree52.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.1%
  • Female52.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married54.5%
  • Divorced16.3%
  • Never Married21.5%
  • Widowed7.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityElkin
State IDNC
Population4,011

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.9%
19–297.7%
30–3916.9%
40–4910.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.8%
60–6911.4%
70–798.3%
80+7.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.0%
Unemployment Rate3.0%
Disabled22.6%

ETHNICITY

White84.9%
Black4.2%
Asian1.5%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other7.4%
Multiple1.7%

OTHER

Hispanic13.3%
Limited English4.5%
Health Uninsured14.5%
Veteran6.7%

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