Rose Hill

Population: 1,501
Median household income: $44,722
Median home value: $116,200

Rose Hill, a community in Duplin County, North Carolina, has 1,501 residents. Its median household income of $44,722 runs below the Duplin County figure of $51,880.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rose Hill's population declined 35.2% from 2,315 to 1,501, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $81,900 to $116,200.

9.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,501
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,722
Median home value: $116,200
Median gross rent: $815
Housing units: 655
Homeownership rate: 52.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3151,501

Median household income

$33,631$44,722

Median home value

$81,900$116,200

Median gross rent

$797$815

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,315	$33,631	$81,900	$797
2020	2,014	$38,359	$89,700	$790
2021	1,811	$39,750	$92,600	$697
2022	1,754	$45,000	$107,800	$844
2023	1,501	$44,722	$116,200	$815

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	6.5%
5 to 17	335	22.3%
18 to 24	146	9.7%
25 to 34	183	12.2%
35 to 44	184	12.3%
45 to 54	127	8.5%
55 to 64	241	16.1%
65 to 74	132	8.8%
75 and over	56	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	614	40.9%
Black or African American	514	34.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	1.1%
Two or more races	10	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	335	22.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's50.7%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	181	19.6%
High school graduate	190	20.6%
Some college or associate's	468	50.7%
Bachelor's degree	57	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled17.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	516	76.2%
Carpooled	116	17.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	40	5.9%
Other means	5	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	295	46.3%
15 to 29 min	213	33.4%
30 to 44 min	50	7.8%
45 to 59 min	34	5.3%
60+ min	45	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 23.1% (346 of 1,499)

	Count	Share
Family households	390	71.4%
Nonfamily households	156	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	546	83.4%
Vacant	109	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	288	52.7%
Renter-occupied	258	47.3%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other13.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	468	71.5%
1-unit, attached	6	0.9%
2 to 4 units	55	8.4%
5 to 19 units	34	5.2%
20 or more units	7	1.1%
Mobile home & other	85	13.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3757860
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8260, -78.0259