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Population: 1,165
Males: 547 (47.0%), Females: 618 (53.0%)

Wilson County

Zip code: 27822

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $27,188
Median house value: $64,800

Population by Race

Races in Elm City:

  • Black (53.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (42.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (20.0%), English (5.3%), Subsaharan African (2.7%), German (2.2%), Irish (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Elevation: 143 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Elm City

  • High school or higher: 66.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elm City town

  • Never married: 30.5%
  • Now married: 44.4%
  • Separated: 5.6%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

0.9% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Elm City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elm City:

  • ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 4 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
  • SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB (about 34 miles; GOLDSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSB)
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 36 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elm City:

  • WILSON INDUSTRIAL AIR CENTER (about 8 miles; WILSON, NC; Abbreviation: W03)
  • CRAFT AIR (about 24 miles; FARMVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: W38)
  • TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 25 miles; TARBORO, NC; Abbreviation: ETC)

Amtrak stations near Elm City:

  • 7 miles: WILSON (401 E. NASH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
  • 11 miles: ROCKY MOUNT (101 HAMMOND ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elm City:

  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 53 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 59 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)

Private high school in Elm City:

  • W.E. GARNETT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 42; Location: 4747 LAKE WILSON RD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Elm City:

  • COOPERS ELEMENTARY (Students: 630; Location: 6833 SOUTH NC 58; Grades: PK – 05)
  • ELM CITY ELEMENTARY (Students: 467; Location: 5544 LAKE WILSON RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ELM CITY MIDDLE (Students: 465; Location: 215 E CHURCH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • GARDNERS ELEMENTARY (Students: 341; Location: 5404 NC 42 HWY E; Grades: KG – 05)

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