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Rolesville, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Rolesville is a Census town of 10,766 people across 7.01 square miles of land, in Wake County. Median household income is $149,565, 92.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rolesville
What Rolesville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area7.01 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,535
- County holding the largest share of its areaWake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolesville
How many people live in Rolesville
- Population10,766
- Median age40.6
- Population under 183,100
- Share under 1828.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,340 plus or minus 318
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Households3,524
- Family households3,005
- Share of households that are families85.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolesville
Income and work in Rolesville
- Median household income$149,565
- Per capita income$53,322
- Civilian labor force5,631
- Employed5,424
- Unemployed207 plus or minus 129
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over6,858
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher62.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolesville
Housing in Rolesville
- Housing units3,658
- Occupied units3,524
- Vacant units134 plus or minus 110
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Owner occupied3,260
- Renter occupied264 plus or minus 185
- Ownership rate92.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$535,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,085 plus or minus $808
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units3,413
- Share single family93.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more174 plus or minus 165
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 83
- Median year structure built2013
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rolesville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,871
- Commuting under 15 minutes652 plus or minus 324
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,411 plus or minus 515
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more62.3 percent
- Drove alone65.7 percent
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home27.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolesville
SBA loans in Rolesville (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$9,805,500
- Average approval$612,844
- Median approval$425,500
- Largest approval$2,535,000
- Jobs supported248
- Jobs per approval15.5
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises18.8 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rolesville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rolesville
SBA loans in Rolesville (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$6,644,000
- Average approval$2,214,667
- Median approval$1,506,000
- Largest approval$4,930,000
- Jobs supported117
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rolesville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rolesville
Flood risk in Rolesville
- NFIP communityTown of Rolesville
- NFIP community number370468
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/19/22
The Town of Rolesville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370468 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wake County, not Rolesville
Wake County context, not Rolesville figures
- Establishments in Wake County33,873
- Covered employment, Wake County653,153
- Average annual pay, Wake County$76,807
- Housing units permitted, Wake County15,248
Every figure in this section is published for Wake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rolesville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rolesville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rolesville, North Carolina?
10,766, in 3,524 households. Rolesville town covers 7.01 square miles of land, which is 1,535 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rolesville in?
Wake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rolesville?
$149,565. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $535,000. Median gross rent is $1,085 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rolesville businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $9.8 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $425,500, plus 3 504 approvals worth $6.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rolesville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rolesville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rolesville. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Rolesville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rolesville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rolesville, town of, community 370468, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rolesville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rolesville.
Is zoning published for Rolesville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.