Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Woodland’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where North Carolina’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Mulberry Grove and Woodland-Olney School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Woodland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Woodland beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 247 in 1890, a peak of 861 in 1980, 557 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1920 and 2 maps from 1977 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodland, 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 Woodland.
For households in Woodland, the share who live in a home they own is 58%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 15%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Woodland: just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Woodland for work: only 2% work in town. Its average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 24 minutes in North Carolina’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. For half of commuters, work is under 27 miles away.
| Woodland | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 13% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 89° and January nights of 30°, with about 5 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4 crimes were reported in Woodland in 2022: 3 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Woodland is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
84% of adults had a checkup this year in Woodland. Against the North Carolina average, Woodland comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 18. In Woodland, 50% of adults have high blood pressure, and 11% binge drink.
| Woodland | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Woodland | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.2% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Woodland has had 2 paid flood insurance claims since 2011. Expected losses in Woodland break down as 39% from inland flooding and 25% from hurricanes. The risk rating from FEMA locally is 42 of 100.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.5 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Woodland: one, of 5 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodland Community Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodland
About 5 of every 100 Woodland residents are enrolled in college, about the same as North Carolina.
Where Woodland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in North Carolina, United States
Woodland is a town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 557 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Woodland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
