Raeford vs Rockfish

A side-by-side comparison of Raeford and Rockfish: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Raeford has the higher population (4,545 vs 3,807 in Rockfish). Rockfish has the higher median household income ($63,046 vs $43,311 in Raeford). Rockfish has the higher median home value ($191,000 vs $177,900 in Raeford).

Population, income & housing

	Raeford	Rockfish
Population	4,545	3,807
Median age	36.2 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$43,311	$63,046
Median home value	$177,900	$191,000
Median gross rent	$791	$1,236
Housing units	1,912	1,485
Homeownership rate	58.7%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Raeford	Rockfish
Population	4,926 → 4,545 (-7.7%)	3,523 → 3,807 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$36,523 → $43,311 (+18.6%)	$63,796 → $63,046 (-1.2%)
Median home value	$111,500 → $177,900 (+59.6%)	$137,900 → $191,000 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $791 (+5.0%)	$1,158 → $1,236 (+6.7%)

Raeford

Population

4,9264,545

Median household income

$36,523$43,311

Median home value

$111,500$177,900

Median gross rent

$753$791

Rockfish

Population

3,5233,807

Median household income

$63,796$63,046

Median home value

$137,900$191,000

Median gross rent

$1,158$1,236

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Raeford	Rockfish
Under 5	6.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.3%	20.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.8%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.7%	19.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	9.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	3.5%
75 and over	7.4%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Raeford	Rockfish
White (non-Hispanic)	38.2%	56.3%
Black or African American	41.5%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.6%	2.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	9.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Raeford	Rockfish
No high school diploma	13.8%	8.2%
High school graduate	30.8%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Raeford	Rockfish
Drove alone	79.7%	76.4%
Carpooled	4.5%	5.7%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	18.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Raeford	Rockfish
1-unit, detached	72.3%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Raeford	Rockfish
Poverty rate	23.5%	15.7%
Average household size	2.56	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	23	34
Median year structure built	1976	1995