Roseboro

Population: 1,007
Median household income: $39,345
Median home value: $110,500

Roseboro, a community in Sampson County, North Carolina, has 1,007 residents. The median household income of $39,345 is below the Sampson County median ($53,159).

Between 2019 and 2023, Roseboro's population declined 21.2% from 1,278 to 1,007, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $88,900 to $110,500.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 17.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 50.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,007
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,345
Median home value: $110,500
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 523
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2781,007

Median household income

$30,144$39,345

Median home value

$88,900$110,500

Median gross rent

$549$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,278	$30,144	$88,900	$549
2020	1,048	$34,821	$90,000	$675
2021	851	$29,773	$90,900	$611
2022	900	$50,455	$107,400	$788
2023	1,007	$39,345	$110,500	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 511.4%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	11.4%
5 to 17	135	13.4%
18 to 24	69	6.9%
25 to 34	139	13.8%
35 to 44	174	17.3%
45 to 54	59	5.9%
55 to 64	131	13.0%
65 to 74	125	12.4%
75 and over	60	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	512	50.8%
Black or African American	394	39.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.6%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69	10.0%
High school graduate	241	35.0%
Some college or associate's	256	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	110	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone89.6%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	320	89.6%
Carpooled	25	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	16.2%
15 to 29 min	136	39.4%
30 to 44 min	42	12.2%
45 to 59 min	94	27.2%
60+ min	17	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 37.5% (377 of 1,006)

	Count	Share
Family households	268	66.2%
Nonfamily households	137	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	405	77.4%
Vacant	118	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	229	56.5%
Renter-occupied	176	43.5%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other13.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	367	70.2%
1-unit, attached	29	5.5%
2 to 4 units	7	1.3%
5 to 19 units	9	1.7%
20 or more units	42	8.0%
Mobile home & other	69	13.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3757800
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.9557, -78.5141