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Roanoke Rapids Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Roanoke Rapids Area is $18,677, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Roanoke Rapids Area median household income is $32,360. On average Roanoke Rapids Area residents spend 23.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #794

Roanoke Rapids Area	18,677 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	25,209 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	30,731 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	20,962 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #837

Roanoke Rapids Area	32,360 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	44,986 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	9.35%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Roanoke Rapids Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Roanoke Rapids Area		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.70%	$11,872, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.24%	$14,849, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.08%	$1,927, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.85%	$19,956, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	40,462 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	53,555 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Roanoke Rapids Area	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$46,606, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$23,447, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,052, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$53,583, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,756, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,406, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$17,238, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Roanoke Rapids Area	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$15,322, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,613, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,875, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$26,928, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Roanoke Rapids Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	60,900, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	28,610, 46.98%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,250, 53.30%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	51, 0.18%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,199, 53.12%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,014, 79.04%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,185, 20.96%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,360, 46.70%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	32,290, 53.02%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	16,686, 51.68%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	16,686, 51.68%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,688, 88.03%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,998, 11.97%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	15,604, 48.32%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Roanoke Rapids Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	25,935, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21,812, 84.10%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,723, 10.50%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	39, 0.15%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	536, 2.07%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	353, 1.36%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	472, 1.82%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Roanoke Rapids Area	23.1 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Roanoke Rapids Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,702	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	12,014, 44.99%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,340, 19.48%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,951, 16.24%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,495, 12.44%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	335, 2.79%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,042, 8.67%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,821, 31.80%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	14,688, 55.01%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,661, 31.73%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,628, 24.70%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,575, 31.15%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	25, 0.17%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	51, 0.35%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,671, 11.38%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Roanoke Rapids Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,702, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	687, 2.57%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	1,553, 5.82%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,527, 16.95%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	600, 2.25%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,096, 11.59%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,587, 5.94%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	375, 1.40%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	695, 2.60%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,624, 6.08%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,628, 24.82%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,947, 7.29%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,116, 7.92%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,267, 4.74%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Roanoke Rapids Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,857	25.94%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,976	20.02%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.