Rocky Mount, NC

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

144,228

0.101% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AThom Tillis

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Budd

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

41.6

0% 1-year change

2023 Median Property Value

$153,000

7.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

63,351

0.296% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Rocky Mount, NC had a population of 144k people with a median age of 41.6 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Rocky Mount, NC grew from 144,082 to 144,228, a 0.101% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Rocky Mount, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Rocky Mount, NC was $153,000, and the homeownership rate was 62.2%.

Most people in Rocky Mount, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Rocky Mount, NC was 2 cars per household.

Rocky Mount, NC borders Greenville, NC, Raleigh, NC, Roanoke Rapids, NC, and Wilson, NC.

United States North Carolina

Economy

The economy of Rocky Mount, NC employs 63.4k people. The largest industries in Rocky Mount, NC are Manufacturing (11,136 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,661 people), and Retail Trade (7,794 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($80,625), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($70,985), and Finance & Insurance ($60,167).

Employment

Occupations

63.4k

2023 Value

± 2,270

−0.296%

1 Year decline

± 5.07%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rocky Mount, NC declined at a rate of −0.296%, from 63.5k employees to 63.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rocky Mount, NC, are Production Occupations (7,149 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,857 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (6,112 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rocky Mount, NC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

63.4k

2023 Value

± 2,270

−0.296%

1 Year decline

± 5.07%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Rocky Mount, NC declined at a rate of −0.296%, from 63.5k employees to 63.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rocky Mount, NC, are Manufacturing (11,136 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (8,661 people), and Retail Trade (7,794 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rocky Mount, NC, though some of these residents may live in Rocky Mount, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,703

Median earning men ± $1,567

$36,450

Median earning women ± $1,074

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($77,868), Public Administration ($60,179), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,377), Public Administration ($44,740), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,820).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.04%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

223
Retail Trade
222
Other Services (except Public Administration)
162
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$661k
Manufacturing
$361k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$186k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Rocky Mount, NC are White (685 and 44.4%), followed by Black or African American (563 and 36.5%), Hispanic or Latino (149 and 9.66%), and Unknown (72 and 4.67%).

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $34,936.

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Rocky Mount, NC, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 685 degrees mean that there were 1.22 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 563 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.16M), Some college (1.84M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rocky Mount, NC was $153,000 in 2023, which is 0.504 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $141,800 to $153,000, a 7.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Rocky Mount, NC is 62.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Rocky Mount, NC have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rocky Mount, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Rocky Mount, NC is N/A. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Rocky Mount, NC was Wake County, NC with a value of $101,763, followed by Union County, NC and Currituck County, NC, with respective values of $99,243 and $91,548.

Housing

Property

$153,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$5,212

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rocky Mount, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rocky Mount, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62.2%

Homeownership

2023

69.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 62.2% of the housing units in Rocky Mount, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rocky Mount, NC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Rocky Mount, NC was Wake County, NC with a value of $101,763, followed by Union County, NC and Currituck County, NC, with respective values of $99,243 and $91,548.

The following map shows all of the counties in Rocky Mount, NC colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

57.7k

Number of Households

± 1,991

In N/A, the median household income of the 57.7k households in Rocky Mount, NC N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Rocky Mount, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rocky Mount, NC is from North Carolina.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

0.47

2021 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2022, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0732% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Worked At Home (9.11%)
Carpooled (7.43%)

In 2023, 80.6% of workers in Rocky Mount, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.11%) and those who carpooled to work (7.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rocky Mount, NC have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.78% of the workforce in Rocky Mount, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rocky Mount, NC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rocky Mount, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rocky Mount, NC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rocky Mount, NC (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rocky Mount, NC is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Rocky Mount, NC has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rocky Mount, NC N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Rocky Mount, NC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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