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Population (year 2000): 613. Estimated
population in July 2005: 588 (-4.1% change)
Males: 264 (43.1%), Females: 349 (56.9%)
Washington County
Zip code:
27970
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $20,694 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,200 (year 2000)
Races in Roper:
- Black (75.2%)
- White Non-Hispanic (19.7%)
- Hispanic (5.1%)
- Other race (3.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (6.2%), English
(4.2%).
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Roper
- High school or higher: 64.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 12.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Roper town
- Never married: 31.2%
- Now married: 41.2%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 9.8%
3.8% Foreign born (3.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -56 (-8.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Roper:
- WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NC)
- CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; EDENTON, NC)
- PUNGO DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BELHAVEN,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Roper:
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 56 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; ID:
PGV)
- CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 63 miles; NEW BERN,
NC; ID: EWN)
- CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 70
miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; ID: NKT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roper:
- NORTHEASTERN RGNL (about 11 miles; EDENTON, NC; ID:
EDE)
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 11 miles; PLYMOUTH, NC; ID: PMZ)
- WARREN FIELD (about 36 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; ID:
OCW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Roper:
- EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
- PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; GREENVILLE,
NC; FT enrollment: 3,072)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; FT enrollment: 11,042)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 74 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
Public primary/middle school in Roper:
- WASHINGTON COUNTY UNION (Students: 615;
Location: 37 E MILL POND RD; Grades: 05 - 08)
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