Rolesville, NC Housing Market & City Data

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8,501
Population Estimate
$316,300
Median Home Value
92.1%
Employment Rate
52.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$193
Median Listing Price$497,198
Median Days on Market64
Active Listings79
New Listings26
Total Listings (Active + Pending)117
Avg Listing Price$504,992
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.57
Family Dual Income61.1
Median Household Income$119,615
Median Individual Income$51,781
Home Ownership83.8%
Home Value$316,300
Median Rent$788
Rent Burden19.8%
Poverty2.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.1%
  • Highschool Education15.2%
  • Some College28.4%
  • Bachelors Degree32.5%
  • Graduate Degree19.8%
  • Total College or Above52.3%
  • Stem Degree53.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.9%
  • Female53.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married81.6%
  • Divorced4.9%
  • Never Married11.4%
  • Widowed2.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRolesville
State IDNC
Population8,501

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1839.6%
19–291.8%
30–3920.2%
40–4918.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–598.0%
60–696.2%
70–794.8%
80+0.9%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.0%
Unemployment Rate7.9%
Disabled9.3%

ETHNICITY

White64.0%
Black23.5%
Asian2.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other4.7%
Multiple5.8%

OTHER

Hispanic6.3%
Limited English3.5%
Health Uninsured2.0%
Veteran9.4%

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Neighborhoods in Rolesville, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Rolesville, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Granite Falls

    Granite Falls ↗

    Median asking price
    $379,900
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    4.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.