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Ellenboro, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Ellenboro is a Census town of 901 people across 1.27 square miles of land, in Rutherford County. Median household income is $49,769, 65.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $25,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ellenboro
What Ellenboro is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.27 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land712 plus or minus 261
- County holding the largest share of its areaRutherford County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ellenboro
How many people live in Ellenboro
- Population901 plus or minus 330
- Median age27.5 plus or minus 6.0
- Population under 18306 plus or minus 110
- Share under 1834.0 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Population 65 and over122 plus or minus 49
- Share 65 and over13.5 percent
- Households295 plus or minus 78
- Family households189 plus or minus 72
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent plus or minus 17.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ellenboro
Income and work in Ellenboro
- Median household income$49,769 plus or minus $41,259
- Per capita income$21,639
- Civilian labor force358 plus or minus 150
- Employed332 plus or minus 139
- Unemployed26 plus or minus 31
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over510 plus or minus 141
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ellenboro
Housing in Ellenboro
- Housing units361 plus or minus 91
- Occupied units295 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate18.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Owner occupied193 plus or minus 61
- Renter occupied102 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate65.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$164,400 plus or minus $34,494
- Median gross rent, monthly$711
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Single family units246 plus or minus 76
- Share single family68.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more25 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes84 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ellenboro
How Ellenboro gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute310 plus or minus 135
- Commuting under 15 minutes68 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more78 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone85.0 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ellenboro
SBA loans in Ellenboro (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$25,000
- Average approval$25,000
- Median approval$25,000
- Largest approval$25,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ellenboro, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ellenboro
SBA loans in Ellenboro (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$131,000
- Average approval$131,000
- Median approval$131,000
- Largest approval$131,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ellenboro, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rutherford County, not Ellenboro
Rutherford County context, not Ellenboro figures
- Establishments in Rutherford County1,289
- Covered employment, Rutherford County17,994
- Average annual pay, Rutherford County$48,125
- Housing units permitted, Rutherford County193
Every figure in this section is published for Rutherford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ellenboro.
All Rutherford County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ellenboro questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ellenboro, North Carolina?
901, in 295 households. Ellenboro town covers 1.27 square miles of land, which is 712 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ellenboro in?
Rutherford County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ellenboro?
$49,769. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $164,400. Median gross rent is $711 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ellenboro businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $25,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $25,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $131,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ellenboro, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ellenboro borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ellenboro. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Ellenboro figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rutherford County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ellenboro.
Is zoning published for Ellenboro?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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