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Roanoke Rapids township, Halifax County, NC

21,152 Population
30.4 square miles 696.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±1.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Halifax County: 43.6 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,414 ±$2,319 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Halifax County: $27,648 ±$1,372
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$49,938 ±$5,066 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $45,590 ±$2,970
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.1% ±3.9% (4,224  ±824) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Halifax County: 22.8% † 10,563 (±2.3% / ±1,065)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.3 minutes ±3 (181,655  ±28,691) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Halifax County: 25.6 416,060 (±1.6 / ±33,312)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,048 ±408 Number of households
  • Halifax County: 20,383 ±418
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (20,985  ±749) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Halifax County: 2.3 46,466 (±0.1 / ±68)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6% ±3.3% (268  ±150) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 5.2% † 501 (±1.8% / ±176)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,194 ±413 Number of housing units
  • Halifax County: 24,872 ±62
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$123,900 ±$12,109 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $106,200 ±$7,784
  • about two-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.2% ±2.9% (2,548  ±611) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 11.1% † 5,251 (±1.7% / ±800.5)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.7% ±4.3% (12,802  ±834.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Halifax County: 82.2% 28,003 (±3.2% / ±1,088.9)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.7% ±2.4% (2,909  ±380.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 16.1% 5,493 (±1.4% / ±491.7)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.1% ±1.2% (663  ±251) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 2.7% 1,300
  • about one-third of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±1.4% (1,256  ±235) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 7% † 2,628 (±0.8% / ±301)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,256 Total veterans ±235 1,195 Male ±233 61 Female ±52

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