Ellenboro, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 479. Estimated population in July 2024: 476 (-0.6% change)
Males: 230 (48.0%), Females: 249 (52.0%)

Rutherford County

Zip code: 28040

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $31,429
Median house value: $61,800

Population by Race

Races in Ellenboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.6%)
  • Black (16.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (14.4%), English (9.6%), German (8.6%), Irish (7.5%), Scotch-Irish (5.6%), French (1.5%).

Elevation: 1046 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ellenboro

  • High school or higher: 68.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellenboro town

  • Never married: 21.8%
  • Now married: 49.6%
  • Separated: 6.5%
  • Widowed: 8.0%
  • Divorced: 14.2%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-5.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ellenboro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ellenboro:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 45 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ellenboro:

  • SHELBY MUNI (about 13 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
  • RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 14 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 28 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellenboro:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 28 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 40 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)

Public primary/middle school in Ellenboro:

  • ELLENBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 597; Location: 171 CHERRY MOUNTAIN ST; Grades: KG – 05)