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| Roanoke Rapids |
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| Population 2000: | 16,957 |
| Population 2002: | 16,597 |
| Area codes: | 252 |
| Elevation: | 155 feet |
| Land area: | 7.8 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.0 |
| County: | Halifax |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (22.9%), Manufacturing (18.7%), Retail trade (13.3%). |
| Population growth: | -360 (-2.12%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 71.6% |
| Black: | 24.9% |
| Hispanic: | 1.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
| Two or more races: | 0.6% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 52.7% |
| Never married: | 23.8% |
| Widowed: | 11.1% |
| Divorced: | 8.5% |
| Separated: | 3.9% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $74,600 |
| Household income: | $28,745 |
| Resident age: | 36.8 years |
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| Roanoke Rapids Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Length of stay since moving in: | above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 75.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 15.0% |
| Unemployed: | 6.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.4% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 752 (4290.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 461.0 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 251 (1432.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 69 (393.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 53 (302.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 40 (228.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 2 (11.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rape: | 1 (5.7 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 13.9% |
| English: | 13.9% |
| Irish: | 5.9% |
| German: | 5.2% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.8% |
| French: | 1.7% |