COMPARING TWO PLACES
Macon vs Roanoke Rapids
PLACE A
Macon, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Macon is 62% smaller than Roanoke Rapids. Macon earns more, with a median household income $7,952 higher.
MACONROANOKE RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population5,53214,386−62% vs Roanoke Rapids
Population density9131,451−539
Population growth-0.3%-3.3%+3.1 pts
Median age46.140.3+5.8
Male47.0%47.8%−0.9 pts
Female53.0%52.2%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.5%50.1%+35.4 pts
Black3.9%37.0%−33.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%6.1%−2.7 pts
Asian0.8%1.1%−0.3 pts
Other6.4%5.7%+0.8 pts
Median household income$61,642$53,690+$7,952
Per capita income$32,249$30,053+$2,196
Poverty rate10.5%18.4%−7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%22.0%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree7.1%7.3%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%8.1%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation58.8%58.3%+0.5 pts
Median home value$151,800$142,700+$9,100
Median gross rent$680$858−$178
Owner-occupied65.9%49.9%+16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%10.2%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households46.4%39.9%+6.6 pts
Average commute18.021.8−3.8
Worked from home4.7%8.2%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.5%7.6%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025