Erwin, NC Housing Market & City Data

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5,156
Population Estimate
$90,372
Median Home Value
96.1%
Employment Rate
11.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$170
Median Listing Price$283,950
Median Days on Market72
Active Listings55
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)61
Avg Listing Price$295,322
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-12%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.15
Family Dual Income42.7
Median Household Income$40,714
Median Individual Income$22,868
Home Ownership64.0%
Home Value$90,372
Median Rent$824
Rent Burden32.6%
Poverty16.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.4%
  • Highschool Education38.9%
  • Some College32.7%
  • Bachelors Degree7.9%
  • Graduate Degree3.1%
  • Total College or Above11.0%
  • Stem Degree35.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.4%
  • Female48.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married44.0%
  • Divorced17.9%
  • Never Married29.1%
  • Widowed9.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityErwin
State IDNC
Population5,156

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.2%
19–2911.3%
30–3911.5%
40–4912.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.0%
60–6912.4%
70–799.1%
80+5.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation57.4%
Unemployment Rate3.9%
Disabled14.6%

ETHNICITY

White72.7%
Black20.1%
Asian0.1%
Native American0.4%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other5.4%
Multiple1.4%

OTHER

Hispanic9.9%
Limited English0.7%
Health Uninsured17.9%
Veteran7.9%

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Neighborhoods in Erwin, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Erwin, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

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    Post Gardens ↗

    Median asking price
    $202,450
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    36
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.