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Rolesville, NC

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Overview


Rolesville is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 11,854 people and just one neighborhood, Rolesville is the 102nd largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Rolesville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Rolesville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Rolesville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Rolesville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $149,565.00.

Rolesville home prices are not only among the most expensive in North Carolina, but Rolesville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Occupations and Workforce

Rolesville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.73% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rolesville is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rolesville who work in management occupations (17.31%), sales jobs (11.50%), and business and financial occupations (10.77%).

Of important note, Rolesville is also a town of artists. Rolesville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rolesville’s character.

Also of interest is that Rolesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rolesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 27.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Rolesville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Rolesville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Rolesville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rolesville, the average commute to work is 34.58 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Rolesville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

If knowledge is power, Rolesville is a pretty powerful place. 62.15% of the adults in Rolesville have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Rolesville in 2022 was $53,322, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $213,288 for a family of four.

Rolesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rolesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rolesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rolesville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Rolesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

One of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 3.5% of college-friendly places to live in the state of North Carolina. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children and highly educated executives.

Real Estate

If you like the look and ambience of new homes and newly built neighborhoods, you will love the neighborhood. A whopping 70.6% of the homes and other residential real estate here were built after 1999, which is a higher proportion of new homes then you will find in 95.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Everything here just feels new.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Canadian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Rolesville are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 80.8% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 4.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 66.7% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 49.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 30.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (10.5%), and 9.2% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.4%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Rolesville, NC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (11.5%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.6%), and residents who report Sub-Saharan African roots (6.5%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (4.6%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (62.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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