COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roper vs Washington
PLACE A
Roper, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Washington
Roper is 100% smaller than Washington. Washington earns more, with a median household income $75,322 higher. Washington has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -21%).
ROPERWASHINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population4717,816,116−100% vs Washington
Population density550118+433
Population growth-20.6%14.6%−35.2 pts
Median age61.538.3+23.2
Male48.2%50.4%−2.2 pts
Female51.8%49.6%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born1.3%15.4%−14.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic10.2%63.1%−53.0 pts
Black80.7%3.8%+76.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%14.4%−7.6 pts
Asian0.0%9.7%−9.7 pts
Other2.3%8.9%−6.6 pts
Median household income$22,819$98,141−$75,322
Per capita income$15,875$53,744−$37,869
Poverty rate34.1%9.9%+24.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.469−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%39.6%−30.6 pts
Graduate degree1.2%15.6%−14.4 pts
Unemployment rate35.5%5.1%+30.4 pts
Labor force participation33.2%64.5%−31.3 pts
Median home value$71,400$564,600−$493,200
Median gross rent$643$1,760−$1,117
Owner-occupied57.5%63.8%−6.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.4%7.3%+26.1 pts
Rent-burdened households88.9%47.5%+41.4 pts
Average commute27.426.6+0.8
Worked from home15.5%19.8%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Uninsured17.2%6.3%+10.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024