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Roanoke Rapids, NC MISA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change -860
  equals Births 3,815
  less Deaths 4,675
Net Migration -2,779
  equals net International Migration 132
  plus net Domestic Migration -2,911

The population of the Roanoke Rapids, NC MISA changed from 76,528 on 2010 to 72,882 in 2015 -- a change of -3,646 (-4.76%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (-2,779) and natural change (-860); were both negative and jointly contributed to the declining metro population. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Roanoke Rapids, NC MISA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Halifax County, NC37083P0000001 54,532 54,248 53,927 53,387 53,019 52,456 -2,076 -3.81
Northampton County, NC37131P0000001 21,996 21,960 21,303 20,797 20,567 20,426 -1,570 -7.14
Total P0000001 76,528 76,208 75,230 74,184 73,586 72,882 -3,646 -4.76
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Halifax County, NC37083B0000001 628 602 602 559 576 571 2,910 
Northampton County, NC37131B0000001 188 184 198 195 167 161 905 
Total B0000001 816 786 800 754 743 732 3,815 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Halifax County, NC37083D0000001 704 648 632 672 697 695 3,344 
Northampton County, NC37131D0000001 312 269 251 287 251 273 1,331 
Total D0000001 1,016 917 883 959 948 968 4,675 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Halifax County, NC37083NC000001 -76 -46 -30 -113 -121 -124 -434 
Northampton County, NC37131NC000001 -124 -85 -53 -92 -84 -112 -426 
Total NC000001 -200 -131 -83 -205 -205 -236 -860 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Halifax County, NC37083MI000001 32 22 20 25 29 29 125 
Northampton County, NC37131MI000001 0 3 0 0 2 2 7 
Total MI000001 32 25 20 25 31 31 132 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Halifax County, NC37083MD000001 -588 -277 -317 -453 -247 -494 -1,788 
Northampton County, NC37131MD000001 -248 14 -614 -369 -148 -6 -1,123 
Total MD000001 -836 -263 -931 -822 -395 -500 -2,911 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Halifax County, NC37083MN000001 -556 -255 -297 -428 -218 -465 -1,663 
Northampton County, NC37131MN000001 -248 17 -614 -369 -146 -4 -1,116 
Total MN000001 -804 -238 -911 -797 -364 -469 -2,779 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Halifax County, NC37083GQ000001 1,416 1,417 1,387 1,386 1,398 1,397 -19 -1.34
Northampton County, NC37131GQ000001 752 798 669 619 749 749 -3 -0.40
Total GQ000001 2,168 2,215 2,056 2,005 2,147 2,146 -22 -1.01

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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