Roanoke Rapids, NC Demographic Data
Roanoke Rapids, NC Summary
Roanoke Rapids is located in Halifax County in North Carolina
- Population: 15,783
- Area: 9.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.95 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,581.14 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 137.80 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Roanoke Rapids, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,356
54%
50.8
Male
7,098
46%
49.2
Total Population
15,454
323,128,000
Roanoke Rapids, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
831
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,104
7.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,616
10.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,183
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
815
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,686
10.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,782
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,938
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
835
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
995
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,407
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
871
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
391
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,238
72.7%
77.2
Female
6,298
56.0%
51.3
Male
4,940
44.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,591
68.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,248
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,669
17.3%
15.2
Female
1,541
57.7%
55.8
Male
1,128
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Roanoke Rapids, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,224
98.5%
96.8
White
9,316
60.3%
72.6
Black or African American
5,524
35.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
56
0.4%
0.8
Asian
181
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
26
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
71
0.5%
1.3
Filipino
71
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
13
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
147
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
230
1.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
793
5.1%
17.8
Mexican
143
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
210
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
14
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
426
2.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,661
94.9%
82.2
Roanoke Rapids, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
658
6.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,380
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,745
27.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,920
19.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,152
11.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,309
13.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
741
7.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,038
20.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,867
79.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,050
20.7%
31.2
Roanoke Rapids, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,781
31.8%
33.7%
Now Married
4,909
41.2%
47.5
Divorced
1,517
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
466
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,230
10.3
5.8%
Roanoke Rapids, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,786
94.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
837
5.7%
21.6%
Spanish
669
4.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
51
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
107
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
10
0.1%
1.1%
Roanoke Rapids, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
896
15.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
570
9.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
752
12.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
846
14.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
689
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
873
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
616
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
541
9.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
137
2.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
73
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
33,844
57,617
Per capita income
20,568
31,128
Roanoke Rapids, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
74
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
529
9.2%
9.8
Construction
243
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,779
31.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
102
1.8%
6.6
Information
88
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
703
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
488
8.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
368
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
302
5.3%
4.6
Retail trade
604
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
315
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
140
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
444
7.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,976
34.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
714
12.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,469
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,132
19.7%
18.1%
Roanoke Rapids, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,678
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,595
80.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
801
14.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
12
0.2%
5.1
Walked
131
2.3%
2.7
Other means
9
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
130
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.1
26.6
Roanoke Rapids, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,021
17.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,920
32.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,958
32.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,094
18.3%
21.0
Roanoke Rapids, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,993
89.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,120
52.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,873
47.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
706
10.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Roanoke Rapids, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,699
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
213
3.2%
2.7
3 rooms
489
7.3%
9.1
4 rooms
1,141
17.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,744
26.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,468
21.9%
17.8
7 rooms
523
7.8%
12.0
8 rooms
479
7.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
642
9.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Roanoke Rapids, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,699
1-unit, detached
4,751
70.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
204
3.0%
5.9
2-units
426
6.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
239
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
267
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
283
4.2%
4.4
20 or more units
218
3.3%
9.0
Mobile home
295
4.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
16
0.2%
0.1
Roanoke Rapids, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
761
11.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
638
9.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,113
16.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
866
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,204
18.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
963
14.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
652
9.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
380
5.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
103
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
19
0.3%
1.4%
Roanoke Rapids, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,475
41.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
199
3.3%
4.7
Electricity
3,118
52.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
131
2.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
27
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
16
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.5%
1.1
Roanoke Rapids, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,740
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
33
1.9%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
49
2.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
81
4.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
239
13.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
606
34.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
726
41.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
850
48.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
366
21.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
78
4.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
125
7.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
321
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Roanoke Rapids, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,681
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
35
1.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
43
1.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
445
16.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
692
25.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,466
54.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
192
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
729
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
152
6.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
252
9.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
296
11.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
206
8.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
368
14.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,260
49.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
339
0.0%
0.0%
Roanoke Rapids, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,120
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
383
12.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
878
28.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
888
28.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
431
13.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
364
11.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
158
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
18
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
116,000
205,000
