Rolesville vs Zebulon

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

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

Rolesville has the higher population (10,200 vs 7,961 in Zebulon). Rolesville has the higher median household income ($148,250 vs $58,940 in Zebulon). Rolesville has the higher median home value ($467,400 vs $275,400 in Zebulon).

Population, income & housing

	Rolesville	Zebulon
Population	10,200	7,961
Median age	38.9 yrs	35.2 yrs
Median household income	$148,250	$58,940
Median home value	$467,400	$275,400
Median gross rent	$982	$1,038
Housing units	3,315	3,195
Homeownership rate	92.2%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.5%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rolesville	Zebulon
Population	7,488 → 10,200 (+36.2%)	5,404 → 7,961 (+47.3%)
Median household income	$119,615 → $148,250 (+23.9%)	$46,849 → $58,940 (+25.8%)
Median home value	$316,200 → $467,400 (+47.8%)	$130,100 → $275,400 (+111.7%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $982 (+24.6%)	$1,151 → $1,038 (-9.8%)

Rolesville

Population

7,48810,200

Median household income

$119,615$148,250

Median home value

$316,200$467,400

Median gross rent

$788$982

Zebulon

Population

5,4047,961

Median household income

$46,849$58,940

Median home value

$130,100$275,400

Median gross rent

$1,151$1,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rolesville	Zebulon
Under 5	8.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	23.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	6.5%	17.3%
35 to 44	19.4%	19.3%
45 to 54	17.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	6.7%	6.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.9%
75 and over	3.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rolesville	Zebulon
White (non-Hispanic)	58.1%	32.8%
Black or African American	29.0%	38.5%
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%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rolesville	Zebulon
No high school diploma	2.7%	21.9%
High school graduate	9.5%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	29.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rolesville	Zebulon
Drove alone	66.0%	70.8%
Carpooled	4.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	28.3%	21.2%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rolesville	Zebulon
1-unit, detached	88.6%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	5.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.2%	6.2%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Rolesville	Zebulon
Poverty rate	0.9%	12.2%
Average household size	3.19	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	2013	1993