Rosman, NC

Census Place

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2024 Population
699
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Poverty Rate
18.5%
17.2% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$53,626
0.755% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$213,200
42.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
324
2.86% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Rosman, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

84.7% of the residents in Rosman, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Rosman, NC was $213,200, and the homeownership rate was 26.9%.

Most people in Rosman, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Rosman, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Rosman, NC is home to a population of 699 people, from which 84.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 15.3% of Rosman, NC residents were born outside of the country (107 people).

In 2024, there were 5.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (550 people) in Rosman, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 White (Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.7%
2024 Citizenship
91%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.7% of Rosman, NC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rosman, NC was 91%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rosman, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    550 ± 233
  2. White (Hispanic)
    96 ± 126
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    23 ± 24
15.3%
Hispanic Population
107 people

In 2024, there were 5.73 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (550 people) in Rosman, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 96 White (Hispanic) and 23 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.3% of the people in Rosman, NC are hispanic (107 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rosman, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

15.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
107 people
9.04%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
66 people

As of 2024, 15.3% of Rosman, NC residents (107 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rosman, NC was 9.04%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 25
  2. Vietnam
    9 ± 25

Rosman, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rosman, NC employs 324 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rosman, NC were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (96 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), and Manufacturing (39 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,714), Transportation & Warehousing ($75,714), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,214).

Employment

Occupations

324
2024 Value
± 166
2.86%
1 Year growth
± 67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rosman, NC grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 315 employees to 324 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rosman, NC, are Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (96 people), Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (55 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rosman, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

324
2024 Value
± 166
2.86%
1 Year growth
± 67%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rosman, NC grew at a rate of 2.86%, from 315 employees to 324 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rosman, NC, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (96 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (56 people), and Manufacturing (39 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rosman, NC, though some of these residents may live in Rosman, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$31,907
Median earning men ± $4,998
$24,659
Median earning women ± $10,049

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,714), Manufacturing ($36,176), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,864).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,964), Retail Trade ($26,250), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($15,357).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rosman, NC was $213,200 in 2024, which is 0.641 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $149,500 to $213,200, a 42.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Rosman, NC is 26.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rosman, NC have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rosman, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$213,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$66,789
$99
Median Property Taxes
±$53

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rosman, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rosman, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

26.9%
Homeownership
2024
77.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 26.9% of the housing units in Rosman, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 32.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,626
Median Household Income
± $8,822
368
Number of Households
± 205

In 2024, the median household income of the 368 households in Rosman, NC grew to $53,626 from the previous year's value of $53,224.

The following chart displays the households in Rosman, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rosman, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (58.8%)
  2. Carpooled (37.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (3.44%)

In 2024, 58.8% of workers in Rosman, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (37.8%) and those who worked at home (3.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rosman, NC have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.971% of the workforce in Rosman, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rosman, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rosman, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rosman, NC (128 out of 692 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rosman, NC is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

76.6% of the population of Rosman, NC has health coverage, with 18.7% on employee plans, 47.3% on Medicaid, 4.17% on Medicare, 5.46% on non-group plans, and 1.01% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 24.4% between 18 and 34 years, 27.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.8% were men and 54.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

23.4%
Uninsured
18.7%
Employer Coverage
47.3%
Medicaid
4.17%
Medicare
5.46%
Non-Group
1.01%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rosman, NC grew by 18.4% from 19.8% to 23.4%.

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