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:
- CRAWLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC)
- CLEVELAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; SHELBY, NC)
- RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC)
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)