Population 53,453
State North Carolina
Current Time
Area 724.09 mi²
Zip Codes 27870
Per capita income $18,176

Cities in Halifax County

Roanoke Rapids, South Boston

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 40.9 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 25.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$610,319
Total number of firms, 2007 3,036
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 53,453
Households, 2008-2012 21,562
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -2.3 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,562
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.2 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $18,176
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.8 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -1.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 12,404
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 21.8 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 53.1 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.4 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 724.09 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 54,691
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $87,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 997
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $31,614
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 21.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$71,947
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.3 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,653
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 76.0 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.5 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.8 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.46
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.8 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 11.7 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.8 %
Population, 2010 54,691
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 9.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 75.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 39.2 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 62.7 %
Housing units, 2013 25,544
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,061
Building permits, 2012 46
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 3.9 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$77,112
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %