South Rosemary

Population: 2,522
Median household income: $43,478
Median home value: $84,100

South Rosemary, a community in Halifax County, North Carolina, has 2,522 residents. At $43,478, its median household income sits in line with Halifax County's $45,071.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Rosemary's population declined 8.2% from 2,747 to 2,522, while its median home value fell 4.6% from $88,200 to $84,100.

The median resident is 46.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 21.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,522
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,478
Median home value: $84,100
Median gross rent: $920
Housing units: 1,354
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7472,522

Median household income

$29,785$43,478

Median home value

$88,200$84,100

Median gross rent

$723$920

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,747	$29,785	$88,200	$723
2020	2,831	$27,962	$95,200	$809
2021	2,557	$25,423	$90,400	$812
2022	2,877	$41,875	$84,000	$868
2023	2,522	$43,478	$84,100	$920

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 243.1%

25 to 3421.6%

35 to 445.8%

45 to 5416.5%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	188	7.5%
5 to 17	279	11.1%
18 to 24	79	3.1%
25 to 34	546	21.6%
35 to 44	146	5.8%
45 to 54	416	16.5%
55 to 64	353	14.0%
65 to 74	334	13.2%
75 and over	181	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	802	31.8%
Black or African American	1,634	64.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	86	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.4%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	522	26.4%
High school graduate	585	29.6%
Some college or associate's	593	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	261	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled0.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.2%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	805	71.3%
Carpooled	10	0.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	34	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	251	22.2%
Other means	29	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	445	50.7%
15 to 29 min	229	26.1%
30 to 44 min	81	9.2%
45 to 59 min	75	8.5%
60+ min	48	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 27.3% (679 of 2,483)

	Count	Share
Family households	788	67.9%
Nonfamily households	372	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,160	85.7%
Vacant	194	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	808	69.7%
Renter-occupied	352	30.3%

1-unit, detached54.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other42.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	743	54.9%
1-unit, attached	31	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	580	42.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3763470
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.12 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.4534, -77.7134