Rosman is a city of 699 people in North Carolina. 27% of homes are owner-occupied. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The population is up 43% since 2000. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 26%. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $213,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,626, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 206%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rosman
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants69.7% → 26.9%(−42.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population383 → 699(+83%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate12.0% → 18.5%(+6.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Transylvania County
Rosman's population equals 2.1% of Transylvania County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 7.5% of the county's.
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)41.7%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 24 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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Over time
Rosman, decade by decade
Rosman population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
383
$51,669
$111,603
6.3%
1.9
2000
490
$36,759
$69,769
6.8%
6.5
2010
576
$42,013
$131,773
9.6%
31.3
2020
701
$52,458
$123,022
3.1%
41.7
2024
699
$53,626
$213,200
8.1%
44.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
