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27855

5,783 Population
55 square miles 105.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±3.1 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 46 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$24,089 ±$4,279 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: $28,984 ±$1,107
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$42,938 ±$5,520 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: $47,104 ±$2,728
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

29.6% ±8.4% (1,405  ±421) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 22.4% 14,032 (±1.9% / ±1,159)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

25.1 minutes ±1.2 (54,495  ±8,728) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 26.8 600,445 (±1.4 / ±39,411)
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

2,191 ±212 Number of households
  • the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 28,240 ±482
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.2 ±0.3 (4,736  ±451) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 2.2 62,928 (±0 / ±58)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2.6% ±3.7% (34  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 6.3% † 777 (±1.6% / ±196)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

2,769 ±195 Number of housing units
  • the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 35,513 ±73
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$99,600 ±$27,304 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: $108,600 ±$5,824
  • about one-third of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

12.4% ±4.1% (715  ±241.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 10.3% † 6,613 (±1.3% / ±854.5)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

80% ±7.4% (2,820  ±373.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 83% 38,931 (±2.6% / ±1,212.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
18.9% ±4.4% (665  ±166.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 16.6% 7,790 (±1.2% / ±540.4)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

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

5.3% ±3.4% (308  ±200) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area: 2.4% 1,521
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

8.2% ±2.9% (376  ±136) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 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)
376 Total veterans ±136 375 Male ±135 1 Female ±5

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