Magnolia vs Rose Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Magnolia and Rose Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rose Hill has the higher population (1,501 vs 1,109 in Magnolia). Rose Hill has the higher median household income ($44,722 vs $40,156 in Magnolia). Rose Hill has the higher median home value ($116,200 vs $76,900 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
Population	1,109	1,501
Median age	34.6 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$40,156	$44,722
Median home value	$76,900	$116,200
Median gross rent	$521	$815
Housing units	510	655
Homeownership rate	65.2%	52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
Population	1,092 → 1,109 (+1.6%)	2,315 → 1,501 (-35.2%)
Median household income	$36,750 → $40,156 (+9.3%)	$33,631 → $44,722 (+33.0%)
Median home value	$55,200 → $76,900 (+39.3%)	$81,900 → $116,200 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $521 (-20.8%)	$797 → $815 (+2.3%)

Magnolia

Population

1,0921,109

Median household income

$36,750$40,156

Median home value

$55,200$76,900

Median gross rent

$658$521

Rose Hill

Population

2,3151,501

Median household income

$33,631$44,722

Median home value

$81,900$116,200

Median gross rent

$797$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
Under 5	7.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	23.1%	22.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.2%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	16.1%
65 to 74	4.9%	8.8%
75 and over	3.9%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	24.3%	40.9%
Black or African American	36.6%	34.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	38.4%	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
No high school diploma	36.4%	19.6%
High school graduate	27.4%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
Drove alone	83.6%	76.2%
Carpooled	10.8%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
1-unit, detached	52.0%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	29.6%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia	Rose Hill
Poverty rate	35.6%	23.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	27	20
Median year structure built	1978	1973