Person County and Its Homes
Person County grew 4 percent from 2020 to 2025, to 40,636 people by the Census Bureau's estimate, in about 18,600 housing units.
Its one incorporated town, Roxboro, has a page here. About 20 percent of Person County's housing units are inside town limits, the rest in unincorporated areas.
Person County at a Glance
- Population: 40,636 (2025), 39,184 (2020)
- Housing units: about 18,600
- Median year built: 1983 (North Carolina: 1991)
- Built before 1980: 46% (statewide: 34%)
- Detached houses: 75%
- Mobile homes: 18%
- Owner-occupied: 77%
- Heated with electricity: 64% (statewide: 65%)
- Climate zone: 3 (2021 map), 4 (state code)
- Towns with pages here: 1
Census Bureau estimates for Person County (housing: 2020 to 2024).
Towns and Communities in Person County
Roxboro
8,380 people · median home 1967 · Duke Energy
Unincorporated communities the Census Bureau maps in Person County: Rougemont.
What We Do in Person County
Attic Insulation in Person County
Some 46 percent of Person County housing units predate 1980; joists showing above their insulation mean more blown-in fiberglass is due, R-49 from bare.
Attic Insulation Removal in Person County
Wet, moldy or animal-soiled insulation comes out of Person County attics, and a mouse-soiled Person County attic is sanitized and deodorized; in the 21 percent of homes built before 1960, vermiculite is ruled out first.
Air Sealing in Person County
Some 64 percent of Person County homes heat with electricity, often through attic ducts; their joints and the ceiling's gaps are sealed first.
Homes in Person County
Half of Person County's 18,600 housing units were built before 1983: 33 percent before 1970, 46 percent before 1980 (nearly all before the state's 1978 insulation rule) and 8 percent in 2010 or later (16 percent statewide). The largest share went up in the 1990s, under codes that asked for less than ENERGY STAR now suggests; ENERGY STAR notes insulation is often thinnest at the eaves. Roxboro's median home dates from 1967, 16 years older than Person County's as a whole.
Person County by type: 75 percent detached houses, 6 percent in buildings of two or more homes and 18 percent mobile homes. In Person County, 64 percent of homes heat with electricity, 18 percent with piped gas and 14 percent with tank gas (6 percent statewide).
Person County Homes by Year Built
- Before 1940: about 1,230 units, 7% (±2)
- 1940s: about 810 units, 4% (±1)
- 1950s: about 1,780 units, 10% (±2)
- 1960s: about 2,260 units, 12% (±2)
- 1970s: about 2,480 units, 13% (±2)
- 1980s: about 2,310 units, 12% (±2)
- 1990s: about 3,390 units, 18% (±3)
- 2000s: about 2,920 units, 16% (±3)
- 2010s: about 960 units, 5% (±1)
- 2020 or later: about 460 units, 2% (±1)
Climate Across Person County
NOAA 1991 to 2020 normals for Person County towns, by station: Roxboro 7 ESE station (Roxboro): about 3,800 heating and 1,360 cooling degree days. NOAA's Yanceyville 4 SE station, 15 miles from Roxboro, has about 3,700 heating and 1,510 cooling degree days.
Power and Gas in Person County
The card lists Person County's town utilities by the territory maps; a power bill confirms the one at an address. The territory map does not split Duke Energy's two North Carolina companies in Person County; their programs are the same, and the power bill names the one at an address.
Enbridge Gas North Carolina holds the Person County gas franchise (NC Utilities Commission map), and 18 percent of Person County homes heat with piped gas.
Who Supplies Power in Person County
- Duke Energy: Roxboro
- Piedmont Electric Cooperative: homes near Roxboro
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative: homes near Roxboro
Energy Programs for Person County Homes
Check each program's current terms for a Person County home; some pay only through the utility's contractor network. Insulation Pros is an approved Duke Energy trade ally for Duke's rebate.
Programs for Person County
- Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Duke Energy rebate; Roxboro).
- Attic Insulation and Duct Sealing Rebates (Piedmont Electric Cooperative; near Roxboro): member rebates for bringing attic insulation up to at least R-38 and for duct sealing, installed by a contractor.
- Home Energy House Call (Duke Energy home assessment; Roxboro).
- Home Energy Advisor (Piedmont Electric Cooperative; near Roxboro): free home energy analysis.
- Income-qualified Weatherization (Duke Energy income-qualified; Roxboro).
- ThermWise Weatherization Assistance (Enbridge Gas; Person County gas customers): no-cost weatherization for gas customers, income-qualified.
- Energy Saver North Carolina (statewide income-qualified; any Person County address).
- Weatherization Assistance Program (statewide income-qualified; any Person County address).
Person County Insulation FAQs
Do you serve all of Person County?
Yes: Roxboro and every unincorporated Person County address.
Which utilities offer insulation rebates in Person County?
Duke Energy's Smart $aver Insulate and Seal (Roxboro); Piedmont Electric Cooperative's Attic Insulation and Duct Sealing Rebates (homes near Roxboro).
Does attic insulation in Person County need a permit?
Ask Person County Inspections before work starts. For an address in Roxboro, the town or city hall can tell you whether Person County's office handles its permits.
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