Creswell vs Roper

A side-by-side comparison of Creswell and Roper: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Roper has the higher population (586 vs 205 in Creswell). Creswell has the higher median household income ($34,028 vs $19,155 in Roper). Creswell has the higher median home value ($119,600 vs $72,100 in Roper).

Population, income & housing

	Creswell	Roper
Population	205	586
Median age	40.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$34,028	$19,155
Median home value	$119,600	$72,100
Median gross rent	—	$645
Housing units	116	378
Homeownership rate	42.9%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	6.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	29.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Creswell	Roper
Population	189 → 205 (+8.5%)	751 → 586 (-22.0%)
Median household income	$24,922 → $34,028 (+36.5%)	$16,797 → $19,155 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $119,600 (+6.3%)	$61,400 → $72,100 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$467 → $645 (+38.1%)

Creswell

Population

189205

Median household income

$24,922$34,028

Median home value

$112,500$119,600

Roper

Population

751586

Median household income

$16,797$19,155

Median home value

$61,400$72,100

Median gross rent

$467$645

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Creswell	Roper
Under 5	7.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	22.0%	24.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	1.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	3.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	18.9%
45 to 54	4.9%	11.1%
55 to 64	6.8%	8.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.8%
75 and over	14.1%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Creswell	Roper
White (non-Hispanic)	25.9%	7.8%
Black or African American	74.1%	66.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Creswell	Roper
No high school diploma	10.6%	29.7%
High school graduate	22.7%	44.6%
Some college or associate's	55.3%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Creswell	Roper
Drove alone	85.5%	28.7%
Carpooled	14.5%	59.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	5.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Creswell	Roper
1-unit, detached	59.5%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	22.4%	21.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Creswell	Roper
Poverty rate	31.2%	47.8%
Average household size	2.25	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	43	20
Median year structure built	1960	1972