Roxboro, NC

Census Place

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2023 Population

8,144

0.16% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AThom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Budd

Republican Party

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The 5 largest ethnic groups in Roxboro, NC are White (Non-Hispanic) (46.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (35.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (8.62%), White (Hispanic) (2.81%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) (2.26%).

None of the households in Roxboro, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Roxboro, NC are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Roxboro, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Roxboro, NC was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

Roxboro, NC is home to a population of 8.14k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Roxboro, NC residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 1.33 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.8k people) in Roxboro, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.86k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 702 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2023 Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Roxboro, NC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Roxboro, NC

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.8k ± 560
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.86k ± 501
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
702 ± 313

8.1%

Hispanic Population

660 people

8.1% of the people in Roxboro, NC are hispanic (660 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Roxboro, NC as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
94 ± 74
Korea
55 ± 73
Gulf War (2001-)
33 ± 53

Roxboro, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Roxboro, NC employs N/A people. The largest industries in Roxboro, NC are , and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($140,016), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,880), and Utilities ($69,583).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Roxboro, NC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (462 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (441 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (327 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Roxboro, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Roxboro, NC, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Roxboro, NC, though some of these residents may live in Roxboro, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($202,713), Construction ($75,653), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,583), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,139), and Manufacturing ($27,386).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.944% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.805% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Roxboro, NC have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Roxboro, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

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This chart shows the percentage of owner in Roxboro, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Roxboro, NC colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Roxboro, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Roxboro, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (67.1%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)
Carpooled (10.3%)

In 2023, 67.1% of workers in Roxboro, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (10.3%).

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.

Commute Time

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Roxboro, NC have a similar commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.5 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Roxboro, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Roxboro, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Roxboro, NC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Roxboro, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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