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Population (year 2000): 1,021. Estimated
population in July 2005: 993 (-2.7% change)
Males: 461 (45.2%), Females: 560 (54.8%)
Richmond County
Zip code:
28338
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $21,118 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,800 (year 2000)
Races in Ellerbe:
- Black (46.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.3%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- Other race (4.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (8.9%), English
(4.4%), Scottish (4.0%), German (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%),
Irish (2.3%).
Elevation: 540 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ellerbe
- High school or higher: 58.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ellerbe town
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 8.4%
8.5% Foreign born (8.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-7.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ellerbe:
- FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10
miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC)
- SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
HAMLET, NC)
- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
PINEHURST, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ellerbe:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 29 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- POPE AFB (about 54 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 62 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ellerbe:
- ROCKINGHAM-HAMLET (about 13 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC;
ID: 45J)
- ANSON COUNTY (about 22 miles; WADESBORO, NC; ID: AFP)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY (about 22 miles; STAR, NC; ID:
43A)
Amtrak station near Ellerbe:
- 14 miles: HAMLET (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ellerbe:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 48
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 61
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
Public primary/middle schools in Ellerbe:
- MINERAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 407;
Location: 1426 GREEN LAKE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- ELLERBE JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 357; Location:
128 W BALLARD STREET; Grades: 06 - 09)
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