Elroy is a census-designated place in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elroy had a population of 3,755. It is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 3,755. The median age was 37.4 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over.
79.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 20.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,537 households in the CDP, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.6% were married-couple households, 20.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.