Metro area · CBSA 40260
Roanoke Rapids
The Roanoke Rapids, NC metro area has 64,606 people. Median rent is $803, 20.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Halifax County at $1,012. Of the 14 places we track here, Littleton has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$47,104
Median home value
$108,600
Unemployment
9.0%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,012
HUD, Halifax County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Rapids | 14,856 | $858 | 19.2% |
| South Rosemary | 2,475 | $907 | 22.9% |
| Enfield | 2,153 | $583 | 20.1% |
| Scotland Neck | 2,006 | $559 | 35.2% |
| Weldon | 1,642 | $921 | 22.9% |
| Gaston | 912 | $818 | 23.3% |
| Rich Square | 880 | $758 | 24.6% |
| Conway | 832 | $594 | 19.3% |
| Hollister | 819 | $767 | 16.5% |
| Jackson | 777 | $947 | 23.2% |
| Seaboard | 585 | $758 | 35.3% |
| Garysburg | 572 | $850 | 24.7% |
| Littleton | 549 | $397 | 11.3% |
| South Weldon | 500 | $487 | 31.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.