Roper, NC Housing Market & City Data

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539
Population Estimate
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Median Home Value
82.1%
Employment Rate
12.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$158
Median Listing Price$350,000
Median Days on Market128
Active Listings11
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)14
Avg Listing Price$334,809
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY15%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size4.55
Family Dual Income16.4
Median Household Income$16,797
Median Individual Income$15,208
Home Ownership27.1%
Home Value-
Median Rent$467
Rent Burden56.7%
Poverty55.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED25.3%
  • Highschool Education33.7%
  • Some College28.4%
  • Bachelors Degree10.4%
  • Graduate Degree2.3%
  • Total College or Above12.7%
  • Stem Degree24.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male24.8%
  • Female75.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married12.1%
  • Divorced22.8%
  • Never Married57.6%
  • Widowed7.5%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRoper
State IDNC
Population539

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1842.8%
19–295.4%
30–399.9%
40–4911.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.0%
60–697.5%
70–795.6%
80+2.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation54.2%
Unemployment Rate17.9%
Disabled19.8%

ETHNICITY

White8.7%
Black78.3%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other12.5%
Multiple0.5%

OTHER

Hispanic13.0%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured14.5%
Veteran5.3%

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