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Roanoke Rapids township, Halifax County, NC

21,371 Population
30.4 square miles 703.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Halifax County: 43.6 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$26,626 ±$1,968 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Halifax County: $25,504 ±$1,139
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $37,641 ±$188
$44,901 ±$2,795 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $41,629 ±$2,242
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $66,186 ±$380

21.6% ±3.6% (4,579  ±782) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Halifax County: 23.9% 11,347 (±2.3% / ±1,084)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,357,418 (±0.2% / ±16,053)

21.1 minutes ±2.2 (167,290  ±22,339) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Halifax County: 23.7 397,410 (±1.4 / ±30,816)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)

Families

8,994 ±406 Number of households
  • Halifax County: 20,139 ±425
  • North Carolina: 4,105,232 ±9,448
2.4 ±0.1 (21,194  ±814) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Halifax County: 2.4 47,569 (±0.1 / ±97)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,194,060

3% ±1.8% (134  ±80) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Halifax County: 3.9% † 383 (±1.5% / ±142)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,491 (±0.1% / ±2,970)

Housing

10,006 ±369 Number of housing units
  • Halifax County: 24,847 ±80
  • North Carolina: 4,739,881 ±700

$115,600 ±$10,066 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $98,700 ±$5,714
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $234,900 ±$736

12.8% ±3.2% (2,703  ±,674.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Halifax County: 9.5% † 4,609 (±1.5% / ±,743.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,427,662 (±0.1% / ±14,920.4)

Social

84.1% ±4.4% (12,611  ±,815.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Halifax County: 81.1% 28,187 (±3.1% / ±1,083.9)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 89.4% 6,413,973 (±0.3% / ±21,679.1)
20.9% ±2.9% (3,134  ±,444.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Halifax County: 15.7% † 5,467 (±1.6% / ±,545.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 33.9% 2,428,890 (±0.2% / ±13,343.2)

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

3.1% ±1.5% (668  ±324) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Halifax County: 2.4% 1,179
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 867,946

6.3% ±1.3% (1,030  ±208) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 5.7% † 2,190 (±0.7% / ±280)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 632,989 (±0.1% / ±5,065)
1,030 Total veterans ±208 954 Male ±200 76 Female ±77

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