Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Back to Roanoke Rapids, NC housing info, Halifax County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Current weather forecast for Roanoke Rapids, NC Population (year 2000): 16,957. Estimated population in July 2006: 16,505 (-2.7% change)   Males: 7,734   (45.6%) Females: 9,223   (54.4%) Halifax County Median resident age:   36.8 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 27870. Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,300 (it was $28,745 in 2000) Roanoke Rapids   $28,300 North Carolina:   $40,729 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,400 (it was $74,600 in 2000) Roanoke Rapids   $80,400 North Carolina:   $127,600 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 27870 Roanoke Rapids, NC residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Wireless Country, Inc. (Alltel Wireless) Uncovered Beauty Electrolysis Races in Roanoke Rapids: White Non-Hispanic (71.6%) Black (24.9%) Hispanic (1.1%) American Indian (0.8%) Two or more races (0.6%) Asian Indian (0.5%) Recent posts about Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users. Roanoke Rapids is mentioned 57 times on our forum: 'The Rural Life, Small-Town' thread  (234 replies) Worst towns in NC?  (274 replies) New Information Websites for Roanoke Rapids visitors.  (0 replies) roanoke rapids  (2 replies) Tell me about Roanoke Rapids  (2 replies) Roanoke Rapids  (0 replies) Ancestries: English (13.9%), United States (13.9%), Irish (5.9%), German (5.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), French (1.7%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 155 feet Land area: 7.84 square miles. Population density: 2094 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 36.45 N, Longitude: 77.65 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,684 (+15.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 4,132 (59.7%)

Area code: 252

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Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.56
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

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Roanoke Rapids-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/28/1988, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Roanoke Rapids city center killed 4 people and injured 154 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1986, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 23.9 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Main business address for: ROANOKE TECHNOLOGY CORP (SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC).

Political contributions by individuals in Roanoke Rapids, NC

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Notable location: Davis Recreation Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Shopping Center: Becker Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Roanoke Rapids include: White Church (A), Tabernacle Church (B), Calvary Church (C), Central Church (D), Chockoyotte Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Roanoke Church (G), Faith Tabernacle (H), Park Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Poplar Grove Cemetery (1), Cedarwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Williams (A), I F Rochelle Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Roanoke Rapids: Chaloner Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Hotels: Best Western Roanoke Rapids (I 95 At Nc 46 Exit 176), Fairfax Motel (1135 East 10th Street), Brookwood Motel (1001 Julian R Allsbrook H), Comfort Inn (I-95 At Sr 46 (Exit 176)), Hampton Inn Roanoke Rapids (1914 Julian R Allsbrook Hwy Us 158 And I-95 At Exit 173), Carolina Inn (1015 Jackson Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.5%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.6%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	18.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	5.5%

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4.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,411 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Northampton County, NC	0.71% ($27,654 average AGI)
from Nash County, NC	0.37% ($31,797)
from Edgecombe County, NC	0.34% ($20,159)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Nash County, NC	0.85% ($29,095 average AGI)
to Northampton County, NC	0.70% ($26,519)
to Wake County, NC	0.56% ($26,529)