CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rolesville

North Carolina · 577 residents · 6.11 sq mi

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Rolesville is home to 577 people in North Carolina. Households here earn about 38% more than in North Carolina as a whole. The population has fallen 36% since 2000. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.1, about 4 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.9% of people here.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

577

−36%vs 2000

vs 907 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

+2%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(53)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.9%(57)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(33)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.5%(55)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4422.2%(128)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.6%(96)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645%(29)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(35)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,875

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,838 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,670

−35%vs 2000

vs $21,092 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.9%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$77,900

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $133,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$356

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $685 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(752)

Black8.5%(77)

Hispanic / Latino6.9%(63)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(550)

Black4.2%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.5%(3)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.4%(579)

Puerto Rican0.9%(101)

South American0.3%(37)

Colombian0.2%(20)

Venezuelan0.2%(17)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Pakistani1.1%(114)

Japanese0.1%(13)

Asian Indian0.1%(7)

Filipino0.1%(6)

Chinese0%(4)

Ancestry

German12.6%(1,353)

Irish9.7%(1,040)

English8.3%(892)

Italian8.2%(879)

American7.7%(829)

Subsaharan African5.6%(601)

Russian2.7%(294)

Polish2.5%(271)

Dutch1.5%(165)

Lithuanian1.4%(147)

Somali1.3%(138)

Swedish1.2%(132)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.2%(124)

Ukrainian0.9%(98)

Czech0.9%(93)

Norwegian0.8%(91)

Canadian0.8%(87)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(80)

West Indian0.7%(70)

Haitian0.5%(59)

French0.5%(58)

Slovak0.4%(47)

Hungarian0.4%(44)

Portuguese0.4%(42)

Arab0.3%(37)

Palestinian0.3%(37)

Kenyan0.3%(34)

Croatian0.3%(32)

French Canadian0.3%(28)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

Finnish0.1%(9)

Latvian0.1%(8)

Turkish0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.9%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.8%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 25.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.7%(753)

Married74.3%(2,704)

Widowed1.1%(41)

Divorced3.9%(142)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(1,255)

Married54.8%(2,537)

Widowed10.4%(480)

Divorced7.7%(354)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.0%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

−11.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.2%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 86.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.9%(141)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(98)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.4%(259)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 524 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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