Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,814
| This zip code: | $32,814 | | North Carolina: | $44,670 |
Nearest zip codes: 27832, 27890, 27831, 23879, 27839, 27866.
Housing units in zip code 27870 with a mortgage: 3,342 (326 second mortgage, 515 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,123
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $979
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $330
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 23.0% | | Whole state: | 14.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.6% | | Whole state: | 6.0% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 235
- 1995 to 1998: 1,029
- 1990 to 1994: 905
- 1980 to 1989: 2,451
- 1970 to 1979: 1,934
- 1960 to 1969: 1,676
- 1950 to 1959: 1,929
- 1940 to 1949: 1,082
- 1939 or earlier: 1,100
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke Rapids, NC (27870): |
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- no bedroom: 19
- 1 bedrooms: 206
- 2 bedrooms: 1,620
- 3 bedrooms: 4,487
- 4 bedrooms: 874
- 5 or more bedrooms: 176
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 92
- 1 bedrooms: 865
- 2 bedrooms: 1,631
- 3 bedrooms: 1,011
- 4 bedrooms: 102
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 27870 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 489
- 1 vehicle: 1,977
- 2 vehicles: 3,182
- 3 vehicles: 1,400
- 4 vehicles: 272
- 5 or more vehicles: 62
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,001
- 1 vehicle: 1,635
- 2 vehicles: 873
- 3 vehicles: 160
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 36
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 27870:
- Less than $10,000: 223
- $10,000 to $14,999: 112
- $15,000 to $19,999: 125
- $20,000 to $24,999: 130
- $25,000 to $29,999: 135
- $30,000 to $34,999: 140
- $35,000 to $39,999: 127
- $40,000 to $49,999: 270
- $50,000 to $59,999: 385
- $60,000 to $69,999: 433
- $70,000 to $79,999: 421
- $80,000 to $89,999: 397
- $90,000 to $99,999: 589
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1,217
- $125,000 to $149,999: 921
- $150,000 to $174,999: 384
- $175,000 to $199,999: 304
- $200,000 to $249,999: 380
- $250,000 to $299,999: 158
- $300,000 to $399,999: 183
- $400,000 to $499,999: 30
- $500,000 to $749,999: 26
- $750,000 to $999,999: 16
- $1,000,000 or more: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 27870:
- Less than $100: 253
- $100 to $149: 223
- $150 to $199: 220
- $200 to $249: 162
- $250 to $299: 329
- $300 to $349: 406
- $350 to $399: 390
- $400 to $449: 240
- $450 to $499: 275
- $500 to $549: 70
- $550 to $599: 109
- $600 to $649: 28
- $650 to $699: 43
- $700 to $749: 27
- $750 to $799: 35
- $900 to $999: 18
- No cash rent: 336
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $92,165.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,651
- Black or African American householders: $97,031
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $26,615
- Asian householders: $119,084
- Some other race householders: $129,274
- Two or more races householders: $154,825
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,860
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,618 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
| 27870: | $98,618 | | North Carolina: | $145,700 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,845 - $149,181
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $134,587| Here: | $134,587 | | State: | $217,106 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $96,081| Here: | $96,081 | | State: | $176,568 |
In 2-unit structures: $83,734| Here: | $83,734 | | State: | $153,934 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,961| Here: | $115,961 | | State: | $163,212 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,087| Here: | $89,087 | | State: | $169,602 |
Mobile homes: $40,692| Here: | $40,692 | | State: | $45,354 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,836
- One, attached: 419
- Two: 359
- 3 or 4: 407
- 5 to 9: 295
- 10 to 19: 209
- 20 to 49: 90
- 50 or more: 197
- Mobile homes: 2,529

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,007 (81%)
- Carpooled: 1,580 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Taxi: 26 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 179 (2%)
- Other means: 98 (1%)
- Worked at home: 175 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 459
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2089
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2897
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1991
- 20 to 24 minutes: 859
- 25 to 29 minutes: 273
- 30 to 34 minutes: 961
- 35 to 39 minutes: 96
- 40 to 44 minutes: 231
- 45 to 59 minutes: 479
- 60 to 89 minutes: 247
- 90 or more minutes: 322
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 27,164
- In family households: 23,163 (5,057 male householders, 2,523 female householders)
5,285 spouses, 8,207 children (7,643 natural, 96 adopted, 468 stepchildren), 754 grandchildren, 284 brothers or sisters, 218 parents, 354 other relatives, 481 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,001 (1,502 male householders (1,262 living alone)), 1,998 female householders (1,854 living alone)), 501 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 308 (115 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,269 2-persons, 1,907 3-persons, 1,531 4-persons, 600 5-persons, 143 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,116 1-person, 311 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 40 4-persons.
4,008 married couples with children.
2,424 single-parent households (382 men, 2,042 women).
96.9% of residents of 27870 zip code speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 28% well, 19% not well, 6% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 11% well, 4% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% very well, 49% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% very well, 24% not well).
Foreign born population: 400 (1.4%)
(26.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (18%)
- Canada (13%)
- Nigeria (12%)
- Other Eastern Africa (10%)
- Germany (9%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Philippines (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 155
- 1990 to 1994: 95
- 1985 to 1989: 14
- 1980 to 1984: 48
- 1975 to 1979: 39
- 1970 to 1974: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 40
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White population: 17,032
Black population: 9,920
American Indian population: 153
Asian population: 273
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 98
Two or more races population: 162

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 9461 |
|  United States or American: 3841 |
|  English: 2518 |
|  Irish: 1012 |
|  German: 885 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 297 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 279 |
|  French (except Basque): 265 |
|  African: 202 |
|  European: 198 |
|  Italian: 181 |
|  Scottish: 167 |
|  Dutch: 86 |
|  Polish: 59 |
|  Nigerian: 56 |
|  Welsh: 56 |
|  Canadian: 46 |
|  Swiss: 38 |
|  Eastern European: 33 |
|  Slovak: 25 |
|  British: 21 |
|  Kenyan: 21 |
|  Norwegian: 18 |
|  Swedish: 18 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16 |
|  Jamaican: 16 |
|  Macedonian: 11 |
|  Hungarian: 11 |
|  Romanian: 10 |
|  Russian: 10 |
|  Austrian: 8 |
|  Belgian: 8 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 8 |
|  Ukrainian: 7 |
|  Greek: 6 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CARAUSTAR INDUSTRIES INC (ROANOKE AVENUE in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PAPERBOARD MILLS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.
- ACME OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC INC (730 WELDON RD in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
Organizations: JIMMY DILDY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BELMONT ELEMENTARY (1517 BOLLING ROAD in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-304
Organizations: ROANOKE RAPIDS CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHALONER MIDDLE (2100 VIRGINIA AVE in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-306
Organizations: ROANOKE RAPIDS CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BIBB TOWELS (ROANOKE AVENUE in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON
Organizations: THE BIBB CO. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: THE BIBB CO ROANOKE PLT #1
- ALAN VESTER FORD LINCOLN INC (175 OLD FARM RD in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: ALAN VESTER AUTOMOTIVE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALAN VESTER NISSAN (320 BECKER DR in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- AUTOVERTERS INC (W TENTH ST in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: MARVIN C. & ELEAMOR B. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BRYANT WASTE OIL (ST RD 1683 OLD HALIFAX RD in RANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HENRY J. BRYANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- C L H ENGINES (1307 ROANOKE AVE in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: C L HAMMACK PRESIDENT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BECKER FARMS PROPERTIES (412 QUAIL COURT ROAD in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- DIXON REALTY (1014 ROANOKE STREET in ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 27870
- Inn At Roanoke Rapids, 100 Holiday Dr, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 537-1031, Fax: (252) 537-7848
- Quality Inn, 1914 Julian R Allsbrook Hwy, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 537-9927, Fax: (252) 308-6905
- Comfort Inn, 1911 Weldon Rd, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 537-5252, Fax: (252) 537-9469
- Sleep Inn, 101 Hampton Blvd, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 537-3141, Fax: (252) 537-3165
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 136 Sheraton Dr, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 536-2300
- Jameson Inn - Roanoak Rapids, 101 Old Farm Rd S Roanoak, Roanoak Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 533-0022, Fax: (252) 533-0177
- Comfort Suites, 74 Premier Blvd, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 535-3300, Fax: (252) 535-3325
- Hilton Garden Inn, 111 Carolina Crossroads Pkwy, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, Phone: (252) 519-2333, Fax: (252) 536-2458
- 2 other hotels and motels
All 10 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 27870
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,749
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (42%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 21576
- Northeast: 985
- Midwest: 469
- South: 3615
- West: 279
61% of the 27870 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in North Carolina.
Population in 1990: 25,628. Population change in the 1990s: +2,015 (+7.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 181
| Here: | 5.1% | | North Carolina: | 8.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 45
| Here: | 2.9% | | North Carolina: | 6.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 93
| Here: | 10.2% | | North Carolina: | 20.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC):
- HALIFAX LINEN SERVICE, INC (405 WEST LITTLETON ROAD; small business): $2,279,759 in 52 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Navy, Army Signed by year: 2000: $53,472; 2001: $53,472; 2002: $53,472; 2003: $107,222; 2004: $1,317,056; 2005: $465,193; 2006: $176,400.
Biggest contracts:
$631,101 with Navy for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2004-11-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$522,948, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$53,750, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$53,472, same as above. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
- MARCEAL S JOHNSON (108 JEFFREY CIRCLE; small business): $510,760 in 5 contracts from 1999 to 2002
Contracts for General Health Care Services, Pediatric Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $120,910; 2001: $125,736; 2002: $132,018; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$132,096 with Army for General Health Care Services. Taking place in DC. Signed on 1999-10-01. Completion date: 2000-09-30.
$132,018 with Army for Pediatric Services. Signed on 2002-10-25. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$125,736, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-23. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$120,910, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-14. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- SOUTHERN CORROSION, INC (738 THELMA ROAD; small business): $107,292 in 4 contracts from 2001 to 2005
$69,658 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in SC. Signed on 2001-04-25. Completion date: 2001-06-15.
$35,000 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Water Supply Facilities. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
$4,429 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2005-04-08. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
$-1,795 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Water Supply Facilities. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2002-04-15.
- P V C INC (1914 JULIAN ALLSBROOK HWY; small business): $15,832 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$7,378 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2006-05-17. Completion date: 2006-05-22.
$5,656, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-26. Completion date: 2006-05-22.
$2,798, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-13. Completion date: 2005-09-23.
- BUTLER, MICHAEL (71 DALTON COURT; small business): $0 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2006
$3,300 with Air Force for Chaplain Services. Signed on 2004-03-30. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$-1,155 with Air Force for Patent and Trademark Services. Signed on 2006-03-07. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$-2,145, same as above. Signed on 2004-07-12. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 4 establishments, 20-49 employees: 11 establishments, 10-19 employees: 5 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 142 people in nursing homes
- 137 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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