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Roxboro, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 8,696. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,755 (+0.7% change)
Males: 3,899 (44.8%), Females: 4,797 (55.2%)

Person County

Zip code: 27573

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $26,875
Median house value: $72,900

Population by Race

Races in Roxboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (49.0%)
  • Black (45.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Other race (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (11.4%), English (7.2%), Irish (3.7%), German (2.9%).

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 6.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Roxboro

  • High school or higher: 65.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roxboro city

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 43.3%
  • Separated: 4.8%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

2.0% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.2% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,087 (+14.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Roxboro:

  • PERSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (615 RIDGE RD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Roxboro:

  • JOHN UMSTEAD HOSP (about 24 miles; BUTNER, NC)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; DURHAM, NC)
  • GRANVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; OXFORD, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roxboro:

  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 28 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 39 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 66 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: LYH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Roxboro:

  • PERSON COUNTY (about 8 miles; ROXBORO, NC; Abbreviation: TDF)
  • WHITFIELD FARMS (about 10 miles; HURDLE MILLS, NC; Abbreviation: 4W4)
  • WILLIAM M TUCK (about 24 miles; SOUTH BOSTON, VA; Abbreviation: W78)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Roxboro:

  • PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,058; Location: 1715 COLLEGE DR; Public; Website: www.piedmont.cc.nc.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roxboro:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about 25 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; Full-time enrollment: 22,324)
  • DUKE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 11,898)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)

Schools

Public high school in Roxboro:

  • PERSON HIGH (Students: 1,716; Location: 1010 RIDGE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Roxboro:

  • ROXBORO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 113; Location: P O BOX 1357; Grades: KG – 12)
  • PERSON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: PO BOX 1201 INDUSTRIAL DR; Grades: 2 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Roxboro:

  • NORTHERN MIDDLE (Students: 782; Location: 1935 CARVER DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTHERN MIDDLE (Students: 697; Location: 209 SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCH RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • STORIES CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 400; Location: 133 STORIES CREEK SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SOUTH ELEMENTARY (Students: 368; Location: 1333 HURDLE MILLS RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTH END ELEMENTARY (Students: 309; Location: 378 MILL CREEK RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BETHEL HILL CHARTER (Students: 308; Location: 401 BETHEL HILL SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • NORTH ELEMENTARY (Students: 296; Location: 260 HENDERSON RD; Grades: KG – 05)

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