Person County, NC elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Person County: 19 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Person County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
1
1
School districts (school boards)
0
1
Special districts (elected boards)
2
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (2 in Person County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Person County
39,542people
44.2median ageU.S.: 38.9
$63,300 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
17.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
19.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$213,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
6.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
9.4%U.S.: 8.4%
60.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
24.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.3% · White 64.2% · Black 25.8% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 3.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Person County
2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.5%. North Carolina: 3.1%.
589people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
19,592people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
20,181in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
2.9%
589
19,592
20,181
August 2026
3.3%
657
19,301
19,958
July 2026
3.4%
675
19,254
19,929
June 2026
3.2%
641
19,289
19,930
May 2026
3.1%
619
19,292
19,911
April 2026
3.1%
619
19,372
19,991
March 2026
3.2%
641
19,519
20,160
February 2026
3.5%
700
19,519
20,219
January 2026
3.7%
742
19,309
20,051
December 2025
3.1%
630
19,593
20,223
November 2025
3.7%
750
19,524
20,274
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.5%
715
19,498
20,213
August 2025
4.0%
818
19,380
20,198
July 2025
3.7%
769
19,804
20,573
June 2025
3.7%
763
19,659
20,422
May 2025
3.5%
708
19,650
20,358
April 2025
3.1%
640
19,774
20,414
March 2025
3.4%
692
19,770
20,462
February 2025
3.5%
710
19,718
20,428
January 2025
3.6%
727
19,696
20,423
December 2024
3.1%
619
19,553
20,172
November 2024
3.3%
678
19,626
20,304
October 2024
3.0%
616
19,836
20,452
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
3.5%
720
19,642
20,362
2024
3.4%
686
19,718
20,404
2023
3.2%
658
19,607
20,265
2022
3.6%
707
19,160
19,867
2021
4.8%
908
18,107
19,015
2020
6.8%
1,278
17,479
18,757
2019
4.0%
760
18,401
19,161
2018
3.9%
752
18,365
19,117
2017
4.3%
829
18,299
19,128
2016
5.1%
972
18,093
19,065
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. North Carolina's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Person County
297.3 per 100,0002025. North Carolina: 330.3.
1,265.9 per 100,0002025. North Carolina: 1,779.9.
2murders2025, 120 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
120
297.3
511
1,265.9
2024
140
348.2
525
1,305.8
2023
163
412.5
671
1,698.1
2022
159
404.6
606
1,542.1
2021
128
325.2
597
1,516.5
2020
134
339.2
590
1,493.6
2019
117
296.2
723
1,830.6
2018
132
335.3
613
1,556.9
2017
128
325.3
651
1,654.6
2016
104
265.1
642
1,636.5
By police agency (2)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Person County Sheriff's Office
2025
54
267
32,042
Roxboro Police Department
2025
66
244
8,325
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in North Carolina · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.88 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 40,367 people.
76sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
36civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (2), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Person County Sheriff's Office
48
32
32,042
Roxboro Police Department
28
4
8,325
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
76
1.88
36
2
2024
83
2.06
39
2
2023
79
2.00
36
2
2022
80
2.04
33
2
2021
79
2.01
38
2
2020
84
2.13
43
2
2019
81
2.05
42
2
2018
78
1.98
45
2
2017
75
1.91
46
2
2016
77
1.96
41
2
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Person County Clerk of Superior Court?
Deborah L. Barker (Democratic) is the Clerk of Superior Court of Person County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Person County Register of Deeds?
Tonya R. Wilson (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Person County, North Carolina.
Who is the Person County Sheriff?
Jason (Skeet) Wilborn (Republican) is the Sheriff of Person County, North Carolina. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Person County commissioners?
Kyle W. Puryear (County Commissioner); Jason Thomas (County Commissioner).
Who is on the Person County School Board?
Margaret D. Bradsher (Board of Education Member); Phillip Merritt Gillis (Board of Education Member); Freda S. Tillman (Board of Education Member); Harriett J. Tillett (Board of Education Member); Jason E. Torian (Board of Education Member).
What is the population of Person County?
About 39,542 people, with a median age of 44.2; the median household income is $63,300 and 17.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Person County?
2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 589 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,181, against 3.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Person County?
4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal and 2 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Person County?
1: Roxboro. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the NC State Board of Elections' certified results of each seat's last election (2022–2025, and the March 2026 nonpartisan school board elections); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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