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Roanoke Rapids, NC

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Roanoke Rapids, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 27,236. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ROANOKE-RAPIDS-NC · Roanoke Rapids, NC 1 ZIPs · 27,236 pop · #21921/25278 · Halifax County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $49,502
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21921/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Halifax
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-SMALL 27,236
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $124,300

Nearest income peer: Halifax, NC ( $1,408 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Roanoke Rapids

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Roanoke Rapids on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Roanoke Rapids, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
27,236
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,502
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($49,502 average) · poverty 20.2%. The primary code (27870) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (58.4%) for this income tier, rent $873 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within North Carolina, Robbinsville is the closest lower-income city and Ronda the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Roanoke Rapids.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 27870, is all of Roanoke Rapids

There is no split to weigh here: 27870 holds every one of Roanoke Rapids's 27,236 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Roanoke Rapids's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 589 establishments, 7,803 employees , annual payroll $322,673k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27870 (589 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (131) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Roanoke Rapids, NC

These ZIP codes sit in Halifax County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Roanoke Rapids. See the Halifax County roll-up →

Roanoke Rapids sits in the upper half of Halifax County on income: Enfield, Scotland Neck and Halifax report less, while Littleton and Hobgood report more. Hobgood marks the far end of that range at $69,306, 40% above Roanoke Rapids.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
27870 27,236 $49,502 589 155
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Roanoke Rapids roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Roanoke Rapids, .