Askewville vs Roxobel

A side-by-side comparison of Askewville and Roxobel: population, income, housing, and more.

Askewville and Roxobel are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roxobel has the higher population (347 vs 152 in Askewville). Askewville has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $38,375 in Roxobel). Askewville has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $98,900 in Roxobel).

Population, income & housing

	Askewville	Roxobel
Population	152	347
Median age	50.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,500	$38,375
Median home value	$150,000	$98,900
Median gross rent	$692	$1,115
Housing units	92	136
Homeownership rate	74.3%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.9%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	24.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Askewville	Roxobel
Population	202 → 152 (-24.8%)	439 → 347 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $57,500 (+31.4%)	$33,958 → $38,375 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $150,000 (+72.0%)	$67,500 → $98,900 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$600 → $692 (+15.3%)	$1,010 → $1,115 (+10.4%)

Askewville

Population

202152

Median household income

$43,750$57,500

Median home value

$87,200$150,000

Median gross rent

$600$692

Roxobel

Population

439347

Median household income

$33,958$38,375

Median home value

$67,500$98,900

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Askewville	Roxobel
Under 5	7.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	6.6%	11.2%
18 to 24	11.8%	17.0%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	2.6%	7.5%
45 to 54	19.7%	2.3%
55 to 64	11.2%	21.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.4%
75 and over	19.1%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Askewville	Roxobel
White (non-Hispanic)	98.7%	46.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	47.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Askewville	Roxobel
No high school diploma	10.7%	25.3%
High school graduate	46.4%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Askewville	Roxobel
Drove alone	84.6%	65.1%
Carpooled	12.3%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Askewville	Roxobel
1-unit, detached	92.4%	64.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	35.3%

Poverty & households

	Askewville	Roxobel
Poverty rate	17.8%	20.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1974	1977