Roper, NC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Roper, NC: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,409. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ROPER-NC · Roper, NC 1 ZIPs · 3,409 pop · #24204/25278 · Washington County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $37,578
- RANK-BOTTOM #24204/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Plymouth
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 3,409
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $132,200
Nearest income peer: Plymouth, NC (+ $4,196 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 Roper
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Roper on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Roper · this city · lowest
Roper · this city · lowest
$37,578 median HH income
- Plymouth · near
Plymouth · near
$41,774 median HH income
- Creswell · highest
Creswell · highest
$65,625 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Roper, NC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 4th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 3,409
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $37,578
- 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 ($37,578 average) · poverty 28.2%. The primary code (27970) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Roper as a pure owner town.
Within North Carolina, Turkey is the closest lower-income city and Nakina the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Roper.
Population concentration
Roper reads through its lone ZIP, 27970
3,409 ACS residents, one ZIP: 27970 is not the leading code inside Roper, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Roper
Citywide ZBP: 30 establishments, 214 employees , annual payroll $9,916k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 27970 (30 units) ; leading NAICS Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .
ZIP Codes in Roper, NC
These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Roper. See the Washington County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Washington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Roper, Plymouth and Creswell among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Creswell marks the far end of that range at $65,625, 75% above Roper.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27970 | 3,409 | $37,578 | 30 | 12 |
Roper 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 Roper, .