Rolesville vs Wendell

A side-by-side comparison of Rolesville and Wendell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wendell has the higher population (11,585 vs 10,200 in Rolesville). Rolesville has the higher median household income ($148,250 vs $93,848 in Wendell). Rolesville has the higher median home value ($467,400 vs $316,700 in Wendell).

Population, income & housing

	Rolesville	Wendell
Population	10,200	11,585
Median age	38.9 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$148,250	$93,848
Median home value	$467,400	$316,700
Median gross rent	$982	$1,397
Housing units	3,315	4,406
Homeownership rate	92.2%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rolesville	Wendell
Population	7,488 → 10,200 (+36.2%)	7,308 → 11,585 (+58.5%)
Median household income	$119,615 → $148,250 (+23.9%)	$59,236 → $93,848 (+58.4%)
Median home value	$316,200 → $467,400 (+47.8%)	$191,400 → $316,700 (+65.5%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $982 (+24.6%)	$964 → $1,397 (+44.9%)

Rolesville

Population

7,48810,200

Median household income

$119,615$148,250

Median home value

$316,200$467,400

Median gross rent

$788$982

Wendell

Population

7,30811,585

Median household income

$59,236$93,848

Median home value

$191,400$316,700

Median gross rent

$964$1,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rolesville	Wendell
Under 5	8.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.6%	18.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	10.4%
25 to 34	6.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	19.4%	15.6%
45 to 54	17.4%	14.2%
55 to 64	6.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.4%
75 and over	3.5%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rolesville	Wendell
White (non-Hispanic)	58.1%	47.6%
Black or African American	29.0%	25.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	24.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rolesville	Wendell
No high school diploma	2.7%	8.5%
High school graduate	9.5%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	29.4%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rolesville	Wendell
Drove alone	66.0%	66.4%
Carpooled	4.0%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.3%	24.2%
Other means	1.4%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rolesville	Wendell
1-unit, detached	88.6%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Rolesville	Wendell
Poverty rate	0.9%	4.2%
Average household size	3.19	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	2013	2005