Kelford vs Roxobel

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

Kelford 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 245 in Kelford). Roxobel has the higher median home value ($98,900 vs $72,900 in Kelford). Since 2019, Roxobel's population has grown faster (-21.0% vs -27.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Kelford	Roxobel
Population	245	347
Median age	50.7 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$38,375
Median home value	$72,900	$98,900
Median gross rent	$722	$1,115
Housing units	168	136
Homeownership rate	81.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	24.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kelford	Roxobel
Population	338 → 245 (-27.5%)	439 → 347 (-21.0%)
Median household income	$40,469 → $30,268 (-25.2%)	$33,958 → $38,375 (+13.0%)
Median home value	$62,600 → $72,900 (+16.5%)	$67,500 → $98,900 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $722 (-13.3%)	$1,010 → $1,115 (+10.4%)

Kelford

Population

338245

Median household income

$40,469$30,268

Median home value

$62,600$72,900

Median gross rent

$833$722

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)

	Kelford	Roxobel
Under 5	6.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	4.5%	11.2%
18 to 24	12.7%	17.0%
25 to 34	4.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	7.5%
45 to 54	15.1%	2.3%
55 to 64	18.4%	21.9%
65 to 74	25.3%	12.4%
75 and over	2.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kelford	Roxobel
White (non-Hispanic)	8.2%	46.7%
Black or African American	81.2%	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	2.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kelford	Roxobel
No high school diploma	31.4%	25.3%
High school graduate	44.7%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	18.6%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	5.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kelford	Roxobel
Drove alone	86.8%	65.1%
Carpooled	13.2%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	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)

	Kelford	Roxobel
1-unit, detached	56.0%	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	44.0%	35.3%

Poverty & households

	Kelford	Roxobel
Poverty rate	34.7%	20.5%
Average household size	1.70	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1968	1977