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North Carolina · Census place 56900

Roanoke Rapids city, NC

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Roanoke Rapids city has 15,024 residents, ranking #71 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $53,981, the median home is worth $129,400 and median gross rent runs $816 a month.

Population
15,024Roanoke Rapids city residents
Median household income
$53,981Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$129,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$816Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
49.9%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Roanoke Rapids city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Roanoke Rapids city median would spend about 18.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.8% of residents and 49.9% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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