U.S. Beacon April 26, 2024

Roper, NC

Washington County, North Carolina

Latitude: 35.875877     Longitude: -76.614905
Population 588 (2005)
Elevation of Roper, North Carolina: 15 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3757740, place: Roper town, North Carolina)

Total Population: 613
Male: 264 (43.07%)
Female: 349 (56.93%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 44 (7.18%)
5 to 9 years: 53 (8.65%)
10 to 14 years: 44 (7.18%)
15 to 19 years: 51 (8.32%)
20 to 24 years: 35 (5.71%)
25 to 34 years: 57 (9.3%)
35 to 44 years: 85 (13.87%)
45 to 54 years: 77 (12.56%)
55 to 59 years: 39 (6.36%)
60 to 64 years: 27 (4.4%)
65 to 74 years: 47 (7.67%)
75 to 84 years: 42 (6.85%)
85 years and over: 12 (1.96%)

Median age: 37.4 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 434 (70.8%)
21 years and over: 413 (67.37%)
62 years and over: 115 (18.76%)
65 years and over: 101 (16.48%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 434 (70.8%)
--Male: 174 (28.38%)
--Female: 260 (42.41%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 101 (16.48%)
--Male: 36 (5.87%)
--Female: 65 (10.6%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 608 (99.18%)
--White: 121 (19.74%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 31 (5.06%)
--Black or African American: 461 (75.2%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 0 (0%)
--Asian: 0 (0%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 21 (3.43%)
Two or more Races: 5 (0.82%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 31 (5.06%)
--Mexican: 28 (4.57%)
--Puerto Rican: 0 (0%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 3 (0.49%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 582 (94.94%)
--White Alone: 121 (19.74%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 613 (100%)
--Householder: 238 (38.83%)
--Spouse: 88 (14.36%)
--Child: 202 (32.95%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 141 (23%)
--Other relatives: 69 (11.26%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 38 (6.2%)
--Nonrelatives: 16 (2.61%)
----Unmarried partner: 8 (1.31%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 238
Family households (families): 166 (69.75%)
----With own children under 18 years: 76 (31.93%)
--Married-couple families: 88 (36.97%)
----With own children under 18 years: 36 (15.13%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 67 (28.15%)
----With own children under 18 years: 36 (15.13%)
Nonfamily households: 72 (30.25%)
--Householder living alone: 70 (29.41%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 42 (17.65%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 95 (39.92%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 82 (34.45%)
Average household size: 2.58 people
Average family size: 3.16 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 268
Occupied housing units: 238 (88.81%)
Vacant housing units: 30 (11.19%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 6 (2.24%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 3.3%
Occupied housing units: 238 (88.81%)
Owner occupied housing units: 150 (55.97%)
Renter occupied housing units: 88 (32.84%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.43 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.82 people

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