Roper, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Roper	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$17,051	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$29,306	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$44,964	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$14,697	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$36,018	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,620	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	51.1%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Roper is 62% lower than the national average
The median household income in Roper is 64% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Roper is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Roper is 238% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,535 $29,306 $58,612

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Roper median earnings by income bracket

Roper employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.5%	5.5%
Manufacturing sector	56.4%	56.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	29.1%	29.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edenton, NC	4,804	$60,676	25.4%
Creswell, NC	164	$38,614	52.5%
Plymouth, NC	3,552	$26,734	67.1%
Roper, NC	780	$29,306	64.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Independence, CA	780	$85,484	5.1%
Duck Key, FL	780	$158,074	94.4%
Chevy Chase Section Five, MD	780	$371,983	357.4%
Fostoria, MI	780	$119,241	46.6%
Dover, MN	780	$125,380	54.2%
Roper, NC	780	$29,306	64.0%

Source: The Roper, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.