CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Roxboro

North Carolina · 7,332 residents · 7.41 sq mi

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Roxboro is home to 7,332 people in North Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,900. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. 21.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 25%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,332

−16%vs 2000

vs 8,696 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(498)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(398)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(492)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(467)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(586)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,144)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(1,021)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.9%(576)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(714)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(795)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(489)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(152)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,118

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,655

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,325 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.6%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,900

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$303

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $455 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

52.6%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.7% in 2000

47.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49%(4,264)

Black45.2%(3,934)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(329)

Asian0.2%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic56%(4,108)

Black42.4%(3,107)

Hispanic / Latino0%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.6%(117)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.5%(531)

Puerto Rican0.6%(46)

Central American0.3%(26)

Dominican0.3%(24)

Salvadoran0.1%(12)

Honduran0.1%(11)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(41)

Ancestry

English11.1%(908)

American7%(571)

German6.4%(523)

Irish5.4%(442)

Italian2.7%(225)

Scottish2.2%(183)

Portuguese2.1%(168)

West Indian1.4%(117)

Barbadian1.4%(117)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(113)

Dutch1%(80)

Polish0.8%(62)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(41)

Brazilian0.4%(35)

Subsaharan African0.4%(31)

Danish0.3%(21)

French0.2%(19)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Welsh0.1%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

−17%vs 2000

vs 19.6 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 married37.6%(1,143)

Married43.3%(1,317)

Widowed4.5%(137)

Divorced14.6%(445)

Women 15+

Never married37.7%(1,428)

Married28.6%(1,083)

Widowed12.9%(487)

Divorced20.9%(790)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 25.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.0%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.9%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% 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)10.3%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.3%(26)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.6%(120)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War19%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 252 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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