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.

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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.

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.

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

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 .

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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, .