Population 24,209 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Roxboro
Household size in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.46 | 2.40 | 2.53 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.56 | 2.44 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.48 | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.02 | +0.00 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Roxboro run small, averaging 2.48 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Even so, the typical household here is bigger than in the wider Chapel Hill area, where it has 2.40 people. Households are largest in the east and smallest in the northwest.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.9 | 36.9 | 37.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.2 | 37.7 | 38.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.0 | 39.2 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 43.8 | 39.9 | 40.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.9 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +2.3 |
Roxboro skews older than the country: its median age is 43.8, against 40.1 nationally. The median age has climbed from 40.9 in 2006–10, mirroring the country. The youngest areas are in the south, the oldest in the northeast.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.0% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.5% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.1% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 13.2% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | −1.8 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in eight households in Roxboro (13.2%), a bit above the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share is down 0.8 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Roxboro
Renters in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.8% | 38.7% | 31.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 36.3% | 39.8% | 34.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 31.1% | 39.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.9% | 37.8% | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −0.9 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly three in ten households in Roxboro rent their homes (27.9%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 42.1% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally. Rentals cluster in the center; owners are most common in the northwest. Since 2006–10, the renter share has fallen 3.8 points, even as the national share rose.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.9% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.5% | 9.6% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.9% | 9.8% | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.1% | 9.2% | 11.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.9 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
A few more homes sit empty in Roxboro than nationally: 12.1%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones. Vacancy has fallen 1.9 points since 2006–10, as it has nationally.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1983 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1984 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1986 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1991 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +8 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Roxboro was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in the Chapel Hill area overall, where the median home dates to 1991. The newest homes are mostly in the southeast, the oldest in the center. Only 27 of the 332 North Carolina cities with 5,000+ people have older homes.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $659 | $889 | $789 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $648 | $951 | $868 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $730 | $1,102 | $981 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,026 | $1,501 | $1,317 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$366 | +$612 | +$528 | +$606 |
Rent in Roxboro runs $1,026 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rents are up $366 a month from 2006–10, a 56% rise, a slower climb than the nation's. The typical renter here spends 39.5% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. The priciest rents are in the east; the most affordable are in the south.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Roxboro
Bachelor's degrees in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.1% | 43.7% | 27.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 45.7% | 29.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.3% | 48.5% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 53.9% | 36.2% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +10.2 pts | +8.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Roxboro have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.5%, against 35.6% nationally. The share with a degree is up 3.4 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. College graduates are most concentrated in the northwest and least in the east.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 80.9% | 86.9% | 84.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.5% | 88.4% | 86.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 84.2% | 89.4% | 88.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.7% | 91.5% | 90.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.8 pts | +4.7 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in seven adults in Roxboro never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S. Since 2006–10, the share with a diploma has risen 4.8 points, in line with the national trend.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Roxboro
| Period | Roxboro | Chapel Hill area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.3% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 16.4% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.8% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.8% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.5 pts | −3.8 pts | −4.0 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs high in Roxboro: 6.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Unemployment is down 3.5 points from 2006–10, as it has nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Roxboro compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxboro | 2.48 | 43.8 | 13.2% | 27.9% | 12.1% | 1977 | $1,026 | 16.5% | 85.7% | 6.8% |
| Brooksdale | 2.28 | 44.4 | 14.6% | 21.8% | 5.7% | 1987 | $802 | 12.5% | 95.9% | 6.0% |
| McGehees Mill | 1.86 | 62.2 | 0.8% | 13.1% | 47.3% | 1984 | $934 | 41.0% | 96.9% | 6.5% |
| Denny Store | 2.84 | 35.3 | 12.2% | 32.5% | 8.2% | 1978 | $753 | 6.1% | 92.8% | 8.8% |
| Osmond | 2.28 | 50.8 | 3.0% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 1990 | $886 | 25.6% | 86.9% | 4.5% |
| Leasburg | 2.37 | 47.3 | 5.6% | 10.3% | 15.7% | 1986 | $849 | 23.2% | 93.3% | 4.0% |
| Semora | 2.01 | 60.4 | 2.1% | 13.8% | 41.1% | 1985 | $892 | 39.3% | 93.4% | 5.8% |
| Harmony | 2.57 | 51.2 | 16.7% | 21.3% | 13.3% | 1991 | $766 | 23.2% | 90.2% | 2.7% |
| Mayo | 2.65 | 42.8 | 23.2% | 16.6% | 14.3% | 1992 | $807 | 22.7% | 87.6% | 4.6% |
| Denniston | 2.65 | 42.8 | 23.2% | 16.6% | 14.3% | 1992 | $807 | 22.7% | 87.6% | 4.6% |
| Alton | 2.61 | 47.9 | 16.1% | 22.3% | 18.4% | 1985 | $849 | 23.3% | 89.5% | 2.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Roxboro. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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