ZIP 27970 · Roper
Who lives in ZIP code 27970 (Roper, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Roper, NC · Washington County
uszips 2026
People2,439
Median age59.1
Household income$37,578
Home value$109,961
Median rent$1,049/mo
Poverty28.2%
College degree+22.0%
Commute38 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,353
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
37.8% are 65 or older; 87.1% are adults.
Household income
14.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,314.
Education (adults 25+)
31.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.2%
- Never married
- 32.6%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 11.6%
- Family size
- 2.39
- Dual-income families
- 24.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 43.8%
- Unemployment
- 22.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.2%
- Veterans
- 12.0%
- With a disability
- 26.0%
- No health insurance
- 17.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.