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Roper, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Roper is a Census town of 384 people across 0.86 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $22,819, 57.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $497,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Roper
What Roper is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land448 plus or minus 194
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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.
Roper
How many people live in Roper
- Population384 plus or minus 166
- Median age61.5 plus or minus 24.3
- Population under 1860 plus or minus 56
- Share under 1815.6 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Population 65 and over171 plus or minus 83
- Share 65 and over44.5 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Households233 plus or minus 102
- Family households61 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families26.2 percent plus or minus 13.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Roper
- Median household income$22,819 plus or minus $6,899
- Per capita income$15,875 plus or minus $3,607
- Civilian labor force110 plus or minus 78
- Employed71 plus or minus 64
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate35.5 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Adults 25 and over322 plus or minus 120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher66.8 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.0 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Roper
- Housing units350 plus or minus 109
- Occupied units233 plus or minus 102
- Vacant units117 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate33.4 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied134 plus or minus 76
- Renter occupied99 plus or minus 55
- Ownership rate57.5 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$71,400 plus or minus $37,634
- Median gross rent, monthly$643 plus or minus $272
- Annual rent as a share of median income33.8 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Single family units256 plus or minus 89
- Share single family73.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more44 plus or minus 34
- Share in buildings of two or more12.6 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes50 plus or minus 41
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Roper gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute60 plus or minus 51
- Commuting under 15 minutes12 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.0 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more13 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.7 percent plus or minus 29.2
- Drove alone33.8 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Carpooled35.2 percent plus or minus 44.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Worked from home15.5 percent plus or minus 21.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roper
SBA loans in Roper (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$497,000
- Average approval$165,667
- Median approval$44,600
- Largest approval$430,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term36 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roper, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Roper
Flood risk in Roper
- NFIP communityTown of Roper
- NFIP community number370421
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The Town of Roper participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370421 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Washington County, not Roper
Washington County context, not Roper figures
- Establishments in Washington County221
- Covered employment, Washington County3,099
- Average annual pay, Washington County$49,932
- Housing units permitted, Washington County2
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Roper.
All Washington County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Roper questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Roper, North Carolina?
384, in 233 households. Roper town covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 448 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Roper in?
Washington 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 Roper?
$22,819. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $71,400. Median gross rent is $643 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Roper businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $497,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $44,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roper, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Roper borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Roper. Only 2 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 Roper in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Roper appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Roper, town of, community 370421, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Roper figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington 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 Roper.
Is zoning published for Roper?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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