Ellerbe, NC Population

Overview

921

Total Population

42.0

Median age

54.07%

Female population %

84.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

68.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

193

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Ellerbe's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ellerbe is 42.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ellerbe's population under 18 was 26.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ellerbe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ellerbe, 24.65% were under the age of 15, 10.21% aged 15 to 29, 49.29% aged 30 to 64, 14.44% aged 65 to 84, and 1.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 75 more females than males in Ellerbe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.07% females and 45.93% males in Ellerbe, NC.
The Ellerbe, NC gender ratio is 84.9:100 i.e. 84.9 men to 100 women (0.849).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 52.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 67.

Ellerbe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ellerbe population: 48.97% are White, 30.84% are Black or African American, 2.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 15.74% are some other race and 1.85% are multiracial.
Ellerbe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 193 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 728 (79.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ellerbe is White with a population of 451 (48.97% of the total population).

Ellerbe's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,058 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ellerbe's population decreased by 41 (3.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ellerbe's population decreased by 162 (15.93%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Ellerbe's population was lowest in year 2022 at 852.