Rocky Mount, NC Demographic Data
Rocky Mount, NC Summary
Rocky Mount is located in Nash County in North Carolina
- Population: 57,307
- Area: 44.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 43.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.22 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,302.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 108.27 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rocky Mount, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
30,527
54%
50.8
Male
25,648
46%
49.2
Total Population
56,175
323,128,000
Rocky Mount, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,815
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,707
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
4,243
7.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4,134
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,984
7.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,848
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,441
11.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,022
12.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,139
7.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,286
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,968
8.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,576
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,012
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
41,905
74.6%
77.2
Female
23,462
56.0%
51.3
Male
18,443
44.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
39,712
70.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
10,466
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,556
15.2%
15.2
Female
5,223
61.0%
55.8
Male
3,333
39.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Rocky Mount, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
54,489
97.0%
96.8
White
17,113
30.5%
72.6
Black or African American
35,248
62.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
237
0.4%
0.8
Asian
778
1.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
394
0.7%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
243
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
30
0.1%
0.2
Korean
48
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
63
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
42
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
16
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
26
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,071
1.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,686
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,047
3.6%
17.8
Mexican
1,322
2.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
225
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
22
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
478
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
54,128
96.4%
82.2
Rocky Mount, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,875
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
4,326
11.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,806
32.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,923
21.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
3,216
8.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,703
13.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,443
6.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,201
17.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
30,091
82.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,146
19.7%
31.2
Rocky Mount, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
17,110
38.5%
33.7%
Now Married
16,141
36.3%
47.5
Divorced
5,510
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
2,077
4.7%
2.0
Widowed
3,572
8.0
5.8%
Rocky Mount, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
49,501
94.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,859
5.5%
21.6%
Spanish
1,582
3.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
488
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
382
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
407
0.8%
1.1%
Rocky Mount, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,508
11.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,031
9.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,394
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,800
12.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,511
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,865
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,925
8.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,142
5.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
365
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
415
1.9%
6.4
Median household income
35,918
57,617
Per capita income
20,053
31,128
Rocky Mount, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
185
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,577
11.5%
9.8
Construction
907
4.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,654
25.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,046
4.6%
6.6
Information
287
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,911
17.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
947
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,660
7.4%
11.4
Public administration
759
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
2,737
12.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,271
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
554
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,381
6.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,654
29.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,394
19.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,422
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,644
20.6%
18.1%
Rocky Mount, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,981
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
18,437
83.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,013
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
180
0.8%
5.1
Walked
396
1.8%
2.7
Other means
533
2.4%
1.8
Worked at home
422
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
26.6
Rocky Mount, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,830
12.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
8,431
38.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,714
30.6%
37.1
3 or more
3,981
18.1%
21.0
Rocky Mount, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
21,956
83.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,239
51.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
10,717
48.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,449
16.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Rocky Mount, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,405
1 room
536
2.0%
2.4
2 rooms
387
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
2,202
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
6,215
23.5%
16.5
5 rooms
6,419
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
4,766
18.0%
17.8
7 rooms
2,850
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
1,505
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,525
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rocky Mount, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
26,405
1-unit, detached
16,496
62.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
952
3.6%
5.9
2-units
2,153
8.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,634
6.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,075
7.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
596
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
628
2.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,864
7.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.0%
0.1
Rocky Mount, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,225
8.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,108
4.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,495
13.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,499
9.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,000
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,863
18.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,950
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,942
11.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
217
0.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
106
0.4%
1.4%
Rocky Mount, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,018
36.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
781
3.6%
4.7
Electricity
12,770
58.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
210
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
149
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
20
0.1%
1.1
Rocky Mount, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,532
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
142
1.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
155
2.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
187
2.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
350
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,222
16.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,728
36.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,748
36.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,636
35.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,319
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
801
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
725
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
2,008
26.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
43
0.0%
0.0%
Rocky Mount, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
10,250
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
0.1%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
152
1.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,985
19.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
2,331
22.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
5,769
56.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
467
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
715
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
852
8.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,079
10.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,091
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,011
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,099
10.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
4,931
49.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
654
0.0%
0.0%
Rocky Mount, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,239
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,682
15.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
3,625
32.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,760
24.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,638
14.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
815
7.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
541
4.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
139
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
39
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
105,200
205,000