Elon, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elon, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,173. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ELON-NC · Elon, NC 1 ZIPs · 14,173 pop · #10986/25278 · Alamance County
INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $75,323
- RANK-MID #10986/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Haw River
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 81% owners
- POP-TOWN 14,173
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $278,000
Nearest income peer: Haw River, NC (+ $2,756 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Elon
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elon on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Alamance · lowest
Alamance · lowest
$55,250 median HH income
- Graham · near
Graham · near
$62,774 median HH income
- Snow Camp · near
Snow Camp · near
$68,807 median HH income
- Elon · this city
Elon · this city
$75,323 median HH income
- Haw River · near
Haw River · near
$78,079 median HH income
- Mebane · highest
Mebane · highest
$79,819 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elon, NC sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 43%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 14,173
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $75,323
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 27244 (14,173 residents). Household income $75,323 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elon as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Hurdle Mills is the closest lower-income city and Calabash the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elon.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 27244, is all of Elon
There is no split to weigh here: 27244 holds every one of Elon's 14,173 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Elon
Citywide ZBP: 153 establishments, 3,547 employees , annual payroll $196,493k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27244 (153 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (24) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Elon, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Alamance County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elon. See the Alamance County roll-up →
Elon sits in the upper half of Alamance County on income: Burlington, Graham and Snow Camp report less, while Mebane and Haw River report more. Alamance marks the far end of that range at $55,250, 27% below Elon.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27244 | 14,173 | $75,323 | 153 | 108 |
Elon roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Elon, .