Roanoke Rapids vs Weldon

A side-by-side comparison of Roanoke Rapids and Weldon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roanoke Rapids has the higher population (15,024 vs 1,522 in Weldon). Roanoke Rapids has the higher median household income ($53,981 vs $38,725 in Weldon). Roanoke Rapids has the higher median home value ($129,400 vs $96,000 in Weldon).

Population, income & housing

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
Population	15,024	1,522
Median age	38.0 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,981	$38,725
Median home value	$129,400	$96,000
Median gross rent	$816	$791
Housing units	6,843	655
Homeownership rate	49.9%	51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
Population	14,741 → 15,024 (+1.9%)	1,715 → 1,522 (-11.3%)
Median household income	$37,575 → $53,981 (+43.7%)	$33,173 → $38,725 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$112,400 → $129,400 (+15.1%)	$103,000 → $96,000 (-6.8%)
Median gross rent	$722 → $816 (+13.0%)	$649 → $791 (+21.9%)

Roanoke Rapids

Population

14,74115,024

Median household income

$37,575$53,981

Median home value

$112,400$129,400

Median gross rent

$722$816

Weldon

Population

1,7151,522

Median household income

$33,173$38,725

Median home value

$103,000$96,000

Median gross rent

$649$791

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
Under 5	6.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.7%	18.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	14.2%
25 to 34	12.4%	7.8%
35 to 44	10.2%	7.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.7%
55 to 64	14.7%	17.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.1%
75 and over	6.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
White (non-Hispanic)	49.9%	17.7%
Black or African American	36.3%	79.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.3%
Two or more races	5.2%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
No high school diploma	12.6%	14.1%
High school graduate	36.9%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
Drove alone	74.2%	75.3%
Carpooled	12.5%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	0.0%
Other means	4.8%	11.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
1-unit, detached	66.5%	82.6%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	9.0%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Roanoke Rapids	Weldon
Poverty rate	21.8%	24.8%
Average household size	2.42	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1970	1954