Moving to Elon, North Carolina
Population: 6,738
Males: 3,006 (44.6%), Females: 3,732 (55.4%)
Zip code: 27244
Demographics
Median resident age: 21.7 years
Median household income: $41,049
Median house value: $160,800
Population by Race
Races in Elon College:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
- Black (10.2%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (14.6%), English (13.2%), Irish (11.2%), United States (9.8%), Italian (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elon College
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 40.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
- Unemployed: 20.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elon College town
- Never married: 47.7%
- Now married: 42.4%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 3.8%
2.1% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.4% North America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elon College:
- ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; BURLINGTON, NC)
- MOSES H CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL,THE (about 19 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL GREENSBORO (about 20 miles; GREENSBORO, NC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elon College:
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 35 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 49 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elon College:
- BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE RGNL (about 6 miles; BURLINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: BUY)
- KECKS (about 15 miles; JULIAN, NC; Abbreviation: N88)
- CAUSEY (about 16 miles; LIBERTY, NC; Abbreviation: 2A5)
Amtrak station near Elon College:
- 6 miles: BURLINGTON (110 E. WEBB ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elon College:
- ELON COLLEGE (about 4 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 20 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 29 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
- GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 36 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
Private high school in Elon College:
- FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: 2541 ELON-OSSIPEE RD; Grades: 1 – 12)