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Roanoke Rapids, NC

14,856 Population
9.9 square miles 1,498.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 46 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,053 ±$3,166 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: $28,984 ±$1,107
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,690 ±$8,635 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: $47,104 ±$2,728
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.4% ±4.1% (2,713  ±605) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 22.4% 14,032 (±1.9% / ±1,159)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.8 minutes ±3.3 (120,440  ±21,600) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 26.8 600,445 (±1.4 / ±39,411)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,194 ±326 Number of households
  • the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 28,240 ±482
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (14,702  ±42) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 2.2 62,928 (±0 / ±58)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.3% ±4.1% (201  ±130) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 6.3% † 777 (±1.6% / ±196)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,895 ±371 Number of housing units
  • the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 35,513 ±73
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$142,700 ±$12,764 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: $108,600 ±$5,824
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.5% ±3.4% (1,692  ±499.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 10.3% † 6,613 (±1.3% / ±854.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.6% ±6.4% (8,856  ±740.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 83% 38,931 (±2.6% / ±1,212.3)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22% ±3.3% (2,173  ±342.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 16.6% 7,790 (±1.2% / ±540.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about three-fifths of 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

3.7% ±1.6% (549  ±234) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 2.4% 1,521
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.9% ±1.8% (888  ±208) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 7.1% 3,645 (±0.7% / ±357)
  • about 10 percent 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)
888 Total veterans ±208 850 Male ±214 38 Female ±43

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