Roanoke Rapids.
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North Carolina·Halifax County
4 tracts·13K people·$143K median·1,310/mi²
White 50 · Black 37 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 37 · Living alone 33 · Other 30
Health 28 · Retail 24 · Leisure 21 · Manufacturing 11 · Professional 11 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 22 · Service 22 · Production · transport 20 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 7 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Roanoke Rapids is $142,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Roanoke Rapids has 14,856 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.3; the population is 50.1% White, 37.0% Black, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 22.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.4% (Census ACS).
Belmont Elementary School (53%) and Manning Elementary School (53%) lead the elementary schools; Chaloner Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (53%); Roanoke Rapids Early College High (74%) and Roanoke Rapids High School (32%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $858/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Roanoke Rapids is $53,690 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Roanoke Rapids, median rent is $858/month and the median home value is $142,700 (Census ACS).
Roanoke Rapids reported 8.4 violent crimes and 51.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 32°F; there are 79 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Roanoke Rapids are winter weather (97), drought (78) and tornado (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Roanoke Rapids, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).