Person County, North Carolina
4 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 39,542
- Median household income
- $63,300
- ±6,412
- Unemployed
- 5.6%
- 1,095 of 19,614 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.6%
- 14,226 of 16,063 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Person | 39,127 (2021) | 304 S Morgan St, Roxboro | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Roxboro | 8,089 (2021) | Po Box 128, Roxboro | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxboro Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 996, Roxboro | — |
| Person County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 304 S Morgan St, Roxboro | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bethel Hill Charter
Independent charter district1 schools
401 Bethel Hill School Road, Roxboro, NC, 27574
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Carolina Community Academy
School district1 schools
260 Henderson Rd, Roxboro, NC, 27573
Person County Schools
School district11 schools
304 S Morgan St Rm 25, Roxboro, NC, 27573
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Roxboro Community School
Independent charter district1 schools
115 Lake Drive, Roxboro, NC, 27573
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Caswell Farmers Market (4807 NC Hwy 57 N Semora)
Durham Farmers' Market (Durham) · South Durham Farmers Market (Durham)
Oxford Farmers Market (Oxford)
Town of Halifax Farmers Market (209 South Main Street P.O. Box 627 Halifax) · Downtown South Boston Farmers Market (300 Broad Steet South Boston) · South Boston Farmers Market (300 Broad Street South Boston) · and 1 more
Eno River Farmers Market (144 East Margaret Lane (Farmers Market Pavilion) Hillsborough) · Efland Farmers Market (3106 Highway 70 West Efland) · Carrboro Farmers' Market (Carrboro) · and 3 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.