Roxboro

Population: 8,144
Median household income: $39,283
Median home value: $138,700

Roxboro, a community in Person County, North Carolina, has 8,144 residents. At $39,283, its median household income sits below Person County's $64,927.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roxboro's population declined 1.9% from 8,298 to 8,144, while its median home value rose 66.1% from $83,500 to $138,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 46.6% of the population. 67.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,144
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $39,283
Median home value: $138,700
Median gross rent: $787
Housing units: 4,001
Homeownership rate: 51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2988,144

Median household income

$31,427$39,283

Median home value

$83,500$138,700

Median gross rent

$653$787

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,298	$31,427	$83,500	$653
2020	8,323	$32,753	$79,000	$714
2021	8,097	$33,883	$84,900	$735
2022	8,131	$39,787	$116,600	$793
2023	8,144	$39,283	$138,700	$787

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	569	7.0%
5 to 17	1,182	14.5%
18 to 24	565	6.9%
25 to 34	1,339	16.4%
35 to 44	689	8.5%
45 to 54	772	9.5%
55 to 64	1,097	13.5%
65 to 74	1,113	13.7%
75 and over	818	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,799	46.6%
Black or African American	2,857	35.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	101	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.3%
Two or more races	702	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	660	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	930	16.0%
High school graduate	1,847	31.7%
Some college or associate's	1,846	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	944	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	261	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.1%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.7%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,155	67.1%
Carpooled	331	10.3%
Public transit	54	1.7%
Walked	160	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	340	10.6%
Other means	174	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,178	41.0%
15 to 29 min	616	21.4%
30 to 44 min	358	12.5%
45 to 59 min	392	13.6%
60+ min	330	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 33.7% (2,649 of 7,851)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,823	50.5%
Nonfamily households	1,787	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,610	90.2%
Vacant	391	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,856	51.4%
Renter-occupied	1,754	48.6%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,688	67.2%
1-unit, attached	38	0.9%
2 to 4 units	355	8.9%
5 to 19 units	318	7.9%
20 or more units	67	1.7%
Mobile home & other	535	13.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3758160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.41 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.3946, -78.9773

North Carolina rankings

Other places in Person County

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