Newton Grove vs Roseboro

A side-by-side comparison of Newton Grove and Roseboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roseboro has the higher population (1,007 vs 574 in Newton Grove). Newton Grove has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $39,345 in Roseboro). Newton Grove has the higher median home value ($155,000 vs $110,500 in Roseboro).

Population, income & housing

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
Population	574	1,007
Median age	56.2 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$39,345
Median home value	$155,000	$110,500
Median gross rent	$969	$725
Housing units	349	523
Homeownership rate	72.5%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.8%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
Population	557 → 574 (+3.1%)	1,278 → 1,007 (-21.2%)
Median household income	$52,083 → $68,750 (+32.0%)	$30,144 → $39,345 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$167,500 → $155,000 (-7.5%)	$88,900 → $110,500 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $969 (+27.8%)	$549 → $725 (+32.1%)

Newton Grove

Population

557574

Median household income

$52,083$68,750

Median home value

$167,500$155,000

Median gross rent

$758$969

Roseboro

Population

1,2781,007

Median household income

$30,144$39,345

Median home value

$88,900$110,500

Median gross rent

$549$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
Under 5	2.4%	11.4%
5 to 17	11.3%	13.4%
18 to 24	3.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	13.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	17.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	5.9%
55 to 64	18.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.4%
75 and over	20.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	50.8%
Black or African American	3.3%	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
No high school diploma	5.0%	10.0%
High school graduate	25.0%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.1%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
Drove alone	89.6%	89.6%
Carpooled	2.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
1-unit, detached	77.4%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.9%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Newton Grove	Roseboro
Poverty rate	3.9%	37.5%
Average household size	1.81	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1972	1970