Moving to Elkin, North Carolina

by btobers · Published June 24, 2019 · Updated November 18, 2024

Population: 4,109. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,315 (+5.0% change)
Males: 1,913 (46.6%), Females: 2,196 (53.4%)

Surry County

Zip code: 28621

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $31,698
Median house value: $91,100

Population by Race

Races in Elkin:

White Non-Hispanic (78.5%)
Hispanic (13.4%)
Black (7.2%)
Other race (6.8%)
Two or more races (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (19.3%), English (15.3%), German (7.5%), Irish (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.3%), Dutch (2.8%).

Elevation: 908 feet

Land area: 6.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elkin

High school or higher: 68.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elkin town

Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 58.2%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 6.4%

10.2% Foreign born (8.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +231 (+6.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Elkin:

HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (180 PARKWOOD DR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Elkin:

HOOTS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; YADKINVILLE, NC)
WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC)
NORTHERN HOSPITAL OF SURRY COUNTY (about 23 miles; MOUNT AIRY, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elkin:

SMITH REYNOLDS (about 45 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
HICKORY REGIONAL (about 52 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elkin:

SWAN CREEK (about 5 miles; JONESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78A)
ELKIN MUNI (about 5 miles; ELKIN, NC; Abbreviation: ZEF)
WILKES COUNTY (about 17 miles; NORTH WILKESBORO, NC; Abbreviation: UKF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elkin:

FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)
ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 59 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)

Schools

Public high school in Elkin:

ELKIN HIGH (Students: 550; Location: 334 ELK SPUR ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Elkin:

ELKIN ELEMENTARY (Students: 652; Location: 135 OLD VIRGINIA RD; Grades: PK – 06)
C B ELLER ELEMENTARY (Students: 322; Location: 1288 CB ELLER SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK – 05)

Libraries

Library in Elkin:

NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,771,947; Location: 111 N. FRONT STREET; 311,947 books; 2,679 audio materials; 3,780 video materials; 346 serial subscriptions)