Roanoke Rapids

Population: 15,024
Median household income: $53,981
Median home value: $129,400

Located in Halifax County, North Carolina, Roanoke Rapids is a community with a population of 15,024. At $53,981, its median household income sits above Halifax County's $45,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roanoke Rapids's population grew 1.9% from 14,741 to 15,024, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $112,400 to $129,400.

The median gross rent is $816. 21.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,024
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $53,981
Median home value: $129,400
Median gross rent: $816
Housing units: 6,843
Homeownership rate: 49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,74115,024

Median household income

$37,575$53,981

Median home value

$112,400$129,400

Median gross rent

$722$816

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,741	$37,575	$112,400	$722
2020	14,562	$38,500	$107,400	$680
2021	15,294	$43,704	$110,500	$701
2022	15,143	$45,732	$126,000	$772
2023	15,024	$53,981	$129,400	$816

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	987	6.6%
5 to 17	2,803	18.7%
18 to 24	1,189	7.9%
25 to 34	1,859	12.4%
35 to 44	1,535	10.2%
45 to 54	1,718	11.4%
55 to 64	2,215	14.7%
65 to 74	1,824	12.1%
75 and over	894	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,492	49.9%
Black or African American	5,458	36.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	97	0.6%
Asian	170	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.1%
Some other race	34	0.2%
Two or more races	787	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	976	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,267	12.6%
High school graduate	3,708	36.9%
Some college or associate's	2,878	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,456	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	736	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means4.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,409	74.2%
Carpooled	745	12.5%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	61	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	445	7.5%
Other means	285	4.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,914	53.0%
15 to 29 min	1,347	24.5%
30 to 44 min	510	9.3%
45 to 59 min	252	4.6%
60+ min	478	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 21.8% (3,251 of 14,906)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,017	65.5%
Nonfamily households	2,116	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,133	89.6%
Vacant	710	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,058	49.9%
Renter-occupied	3,075	50.1%

1-unit, detached66.5%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,549	66.5%
1-unit, attached	412	6.0%
2 to 4 units	672	9.8%
5 to 19 units	579	8.5%
20 or more units	368	5.4%
Mobile home & other	263	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3756900
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.91 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 36.4460, -77.6486