Parkton vs Rowland

A side-by-side comparison of Parkton and Rowland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rowland has the higher population (972 vs 515 in Parkton). Parkton has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $31,667 in Rowland). Parkton has the higher median home value ($150,400 vs $108,700 in Rowland).

Population, income & housing

	Parkton	Rowland
Population	515	972
Median age	42.3 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$31,667
Median home value	$150,400	$108,700
Median gross rent	$1,167	$702
Housing units	240	550
Homeownership rate	89.9%	57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parkton	Rowland
Population	443 → 515 (+16.3%)	1,075 → 972 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$54,500 → $55,000 (+0.9%)	$22,443 → $31,667 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$110,700 → $150,400 (+35.9%)	$70,400 → $108,700 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,167 (+72.9%)	$584 → $702 (+20.2%)

Parkton

Population

443515

Median household income

$54,500$55,000

Median home value

$110,700$150,400

Median gross rent

$675$1,167

Rowland

Population

1,075972

Median household income

$22,443$31,667

Median home value

$70,400$108,700

Median gross rent

$584$702

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parkton	Rowland
Under 5	5.8%	2.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.0%	20.4%
75 and over	7.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parkton	Rowland
White (non-Hispanic)	48.3%	19.5%
Black or African American	31.5%	68.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.7%	11.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parkton	Rowland
No high school diploma	12.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	25.1%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parkton	Rowland
Drove alone	83.2%	82.3%
Carpooled	13.1%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	13.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parkton	Rowland
1-unit, detached	92.1%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Parkton	Rowland
Poverty rate	15.9%	33.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1974	1970