Being a small city, Roanoke Rapids does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Roanoke Rapids are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.00% of adults in Roanoke Rapids having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Roanoke Rapids in 2022 was $27,714, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,856 for a family of four. However, Roanoke Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Roanoke Rapids is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Roanoke Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roanoke Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Roanoke Rapids include English, Irish, German, European, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Roanoke Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
