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Robersonville’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. 30% of residents live below the poverty line in Robersonville, against 13% in North Carolina’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Robersonville's schools rank behind 91% of the state's. On incomes, just 42 of North Carolina’s 448 towns do worse. Robersonville has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them W. J. Little House and Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church. Robersonville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 81% of U.S. towns. Robersonville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Robersonville beats most towns.
Robersonville Primitive Baptist Church1,488 counted in 2010 and 1,269 in 2020; an estimated 1,237 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within North Carolina), ordered by how far Robersonville is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1927.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Robersonville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Robersonville.
The typical Robersonville home is worth about $101,000, down 3.4% in a year, 70% below the North Carolina typical home. 61% of households own their home in Robersonville, below both the North Carolina town median (67%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Robersonville for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Robersonville is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Greenville (18%), Williamston (7%) and New Bern (3%).
| Robersonville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
20% of Robersonville adults have diabetes. Among 290 North Carolina towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Robersonville. 43% of Robersonville adults have obesity.
| Robersonville | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 15% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 38% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Robersonville | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.7% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.5% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.7% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Robersonville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Robersonville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Robersonville’s July high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1 within 15 miles of the center of Robersonville
About 1 of every 100 Robersonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
4 places in Robersonville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in North Carolina, United States
Robersonville, incorporated in 1872, is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,269 at the 2020 census. Robersonville is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Once an affluent eastern North Carolina community, it is noted for its abundance of historic mansions and estates, due (large in part) to families obtaining wealth from the tobacco industry and later manufacturing. It is currently home to the East Carolina Motor Speedway.
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Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
