Moving to Roxobel, North Carolina

Population: 263. Estimated population in July 2024: 256 (-2.7% change)
Males: 124 (47.1%), Females: 139 (52.9%)

Bertie County

Zip code: 27872

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $28,393
Median house value: $37,800

Population by Race

Races in Roxobel:

• White Non-Hispanic (51.3%)
• Black (46.4%)
• Other race (1.5%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (12.2%), United States (9.9%), German (4.2%), Scottish (1.9%), Greek (1.5%).

Elevation: 95 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Roxobel

• High school or higher: 62.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
• Unemployed: 6.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roxobel town

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 59.1%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 9.4%
• Divorced: 10.6%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+7.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Roxobel:

• OUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SCOTLAND NECK, NC)
• ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
• BERTIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; WINDSOR, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roxobel:

• PITT-GREENVILLE (about 41 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
• ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON RGNL (about 51 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, NC; Abbreviation: RWI)
• KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 66 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Roxobel:

• TRI-COUNTY (about 8 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
• MARTIN COUNTY (about 25 miles; WILLIAMSTON, NC; Abbreviation: MCZ)
• TARBORO-EDGECOMBE (about 28 miles; TARBORO, NC; Abbreviation: ETC)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roxobel:

• PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
• EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
• VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
• CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
• TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
• JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
• VANCE-GRANVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; HENDERSON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,076)