ZIP 27870 · Roanoke Rapids
Who lives in ZIP code 27870 (Roanoke Rapids, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Roanoke Rapids, NC · Halifax County
uszips 2026
People24,958
Median age41.3
Household income$49,502
Home value$120,799
Median rent$873/mo
Poverty20.2%
College degree+18.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roanoke Rapids, NC (micro)
- Wider region
- Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 148 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,569
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 76.6% are adults.
Household income
22.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,045.
Education (adults 25+)
41.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.2%
- Never married
- 36.3%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 43.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.3%
- Unemployment
- 9.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.5%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.8%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 19.2%
- No health insurance
- 9.5%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.