Demographics of Rolesville town, North Carolina

Rolesville town, North Carolina had 12,839 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,120 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rolesville town, in four figures

12,839
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,766 ±24.; +32.1%
Change since July 2020: +3,120 people.; 40.6 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $149,565 ±$18,991
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Rolesville town, North Carolina's population grew 32.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rolesville town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Rolesville town, North Carolina's population grew 32.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rolesville town, North Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,719	100.0	100.0
2021	10,225	105.2	100.2
2022	10,662	109.7	100.7
2023	11,361	116.9	101.6
2024	11,838	121.8	102.5
2025	12,839	132.1	103.1

Population of Rolesville town, North Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,719	—
2021	10,225	+506
2022	10,662	+437
2023	11,361	+699
2024	11,838	+477
2025	12,839	+1,001

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.6 ±1.7: for men 37.9 ±6.7 and for women 41.9 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rolesville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under 5	561 ±252	5.2% ±2.3	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,539 ±456	23.6% ±4.2	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	808 ±319	7.5% ±3.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,860 ±442	26.6% ±4.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,658 ±393	24.7% ±3.6	25.4% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,340 ±318	12.4% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $149,565 ±$18,991, and income per person $53,322 ±$4,497, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,388 ±$324 in North Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Rolesville town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	20 to 142	0.6% to 4.0%	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	126 to 612	3.6% to 17.3%	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	408 ±164	11.6% ±4.6	16.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	287 ±120	8.1% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	633 ±182	18.0% ±5.0	16.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	647 ±243	18.4% ±6.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,099 ±217	31.2% ±5.7	10.4% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Rolesville town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Carolina	United States
All ages	42 to 202	0.4% to 1.9%	13.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 50	0% to 1.6%	17.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13 to 119	0.2% to 2.0%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 87	0% to 5.3%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rolesville town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rolesville town	North Carolina	United States
Housing units	3,658 ±262	4,895,668 ±642	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.3% ±9.8	87.5% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.7% to 6.7%	12.5% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	92.5% ±5.3	66.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	2.3% to 12.7%	33.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$535,000 ±$45,901	$288,900 ±$1,086	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$277 to $1,893	$1,228 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2013 ±2	1991 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Rolesville town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	232 to 1,238	2.2% to 11.5%	11.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,207 ±832	57.7% ±7.7	60.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,179 ±832	29.5% ±7.7	20.0% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 337	0% to 3.1%	3.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	128 to 874	1.2% to 8.1%	4.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Rolesville town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Carolina	United States
Born in the state	4,710 ±797	43.7% ±7.4	53.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,851 ±826	45.1% ±7.7	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	88 to 342	0.8% to 3.2%	1.4% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	501 to 1,479	4.7% to 13.7%	9.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	287 to 929	2.7% to 8.6%	3.8% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 823	0% to 7.6%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Rolesville town among the places of North Carolina

93rd of 166 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Carolina page.

Places of North Carolina near Rolesville town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Spout Springs CDP	11,242 ±1,190
Summerfield town	11,116 ±26
Pineville town	11,055 ±58
Elon town	11,032 ±26
Tarboro town	10,770 ±23
Rolesville town	10,766 ±24
Winterville town	10,725 ±26
Mount Airy city	10,633 ±48
Waynesville town	10,502 ±22
Lake Norman of Catawba CDP	9,906 ±891
Morehead City town	9,806 ±35

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026