Roxboro.
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6 tracts·10K people·$158K median·1,357/mi²
White 45 · Black 39 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 8 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Living alone 40 · Other 36 · Married couple 24
Health 28 · Retail 24 · Public admin 15 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 10 · Professional 8 · Other 3
Sales · office 28 · Service 28 · Management · business · science · arts 24 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · 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 Roxboro is $157,700 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Roxboro has 8,182 residents across 2 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 45.3; the population is 44.8% White, 39.0% Black, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Multiracial, 0.5% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 14.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 33.3% (Census ACS).
South Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (54%); Southern Middle is the middle school with reported scores (52%); Roxboro Community School (71%) and Person High (38%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $860/month, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Roxboro is $36,553 a year, 58% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Roxboro, median rent is $860/month and the median home value is $157,700 (Census ACS).
Roxboro reported 10.9 violent crimes and 42.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 30°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Roxboro are winter weather (91), strong wind (88) and drought (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Roxboro, 2.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).