Roper

Population: 586
Median household income: $19,155
Median home value: $72,100

Roper, a community in Washington County, North Carolina, has 586 residents. At $19,155, its median household income sits below Washington County's $41,750.

From 2019 to 2023, Roper's population declined 22.0% from 751 to 586, while its median home value rose 17.4% from $61,400 to $72,100.

28.7% of workers drive to work alone. 60.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 586
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $19,155
Median home value: $72,100
Median gross rent: $645
Housing units: 378
Homeownership rate: 43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
Unemployment rate: 29.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

751586

Median household income

$16,797$19,155

Median home value

$61,400$72,100

Median gross rent

$467$645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	751	$16,797	$61,400	$467
2020	757	$19,609	$67,100	$553
2021	644	$19,536	$62,800	$586
2022	502	$20,194	$72,900	$625
2023	586	$19,155	$72,100	$645

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1724.9%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 343.8%

35 to 4418.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over14.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	3.8%
5 to 17	146	24.9%
18 to 24	10	1.7%
25 to 34	22	3.8%
35 to 44	111	18.9%
45 to 54	65	11.1%
55 to 64	48	8.2%
65 to 74	75	12.8%
75 and over	87	14.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46	7.8%
Black or African American	387	66.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	153	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.7%

High school graduate44.6%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	29.7%
High school graduate	182	44.6%
Some college or associate's	79	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	22	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone28.7%

Carpooled59.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means5.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31	28.7%
Carpooled	64	59.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	6.5%
Other means	6	5.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	46.5%
15 to 29 min	37	36.6%
30 to 44 min	2	2.0%
45 to 59 min	4	4.0%
60+ min	11	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 47.8% (273 of 571)

	Count	Share
Family households	74	25.8%
Nonfamily households	213	74.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	287	75.9%
Vacant	91	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	126	43.9%
Renter-occupied	161	56.1%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units21.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	228	60.3%
1-unit, attached	10	2.6%
2 to 4 units	80	21.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	21	5.6%
Mobile home & other	39	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3757740
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.8786, -76.6171