COMPARING TWO PLACES
Como vs Roanoke Rapids
PLACE A
Como, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Como is 95% smaller than Roanoke Rapids. Como earns more, with a median household income $3,810 higher. Como has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
COMOROANOKE RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population75814,386−95% vs Roanoke Rapids
Population density6871,451−765
Population growth3.7%-3.3%+7.0 pts
Median age35.640.3−4.7
Male46.1%47.8%−1.7 pts
Female53.9%52.2%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born23.5%3.7%+19.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.7%50.1%+3.6 pts
Black0.0%37.0%−37.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.9%6.1%+36.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other3.4%5.7%−2.3 pts
Median household income$57,500$53,690+$3,810
Per capita income$39,925$30,053+$9,872
Poverty rate26.0%18.4%+7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6520.460+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%22.0%−15.8 pts
Graduate degree2.2%7.3%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%8.1%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation57.6%58.3%−0.7 pts
Median home value$169,800$142,700+$27,100
Median gross rent$955$858+$97
Owner-occupied66.1%49.9%+16.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%10.2%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%39.9%−15.6 pts
Average commute35.421.8+13.6
Worked from home1.3%8.2%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured46.9%7.6%+39.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025