2024 population: 147,114 ( 3,259 from 2020)
Land area: 1045.9 square miles
Population density: 140.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	62,313	42.36%	1.2%
Black:	67,911	46.16%	1.7%
Indian:	880	0.60%	9.2%
Asian:	1,376	0.94%	28.7%
2+ races:	2,529	1.72%	18.5%
Hispanic:	12,105	8.23%	21.3%

Total non-White:	84,801	57.64%	5.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,010	12.2
Deaths:	8,381	14.6
Net Migration:	3,879	6.7
Net Immigration:	708	1.2

Change in White population:	-778	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,037	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
143,855
63,091	43.86%
66,774	46.42%
806	0.56%
1,069	0.74%
2,134	1.48%
9,981	6.94%
80,764	56.14%

2010
152,392
73,130	47.99%
67,767	44.47%
695	0.46%
850	0.56%
1,674	1.10%
8,119	5.33%
79,262	52.01%

2000
143,026
75,164	52.55%
61,295	42.86%
438	0.31%
560	0.39%
978	0.68%
4,493	3.14%
67,862	47.45%

1990
133,235
76,441	57.37%
55,690	41.80%
313	0.23%
191	0.14%
n/a
600	0.45%
56,794	42.63%

1980
123,141
71,800	58.31%
49,857	40.49%
153	0.12%
234	0.19%
n/a
1,081	0.88%
51,341	41.69%

1970
111,463
65,297	58.58%
45,828	41.11%
95	0.09%
35	0.03%
n/a
191	0.17%
46,166	41.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
15,786	10.4
15,206	10.0
-7,585	-5.0
380	0.2

-10,039	-6.6
1,502	1.0

Number	Rate
2000's
18,483	12.9
14,026	9.8
-1,655	-1.2
1,589	1.1

-2,034	-1.4
11,400	8.0

Number	Rate
1990's
20,838	15.6
14,109	10.6
6,228	4.7
614	0.5

-1,277	-1.0
11,068	8.3

Number	Rate
1980's
19,629	15.9
12,418	10.1
4,259	3.5
n/a

4,641	3.8
5,453	4.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,296	1.2
n/a

6,503	5.8
5,175	4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
41.6
32,362	22.0%
114,752	78.0%
28,814	19.6%

58,449
2.44

37,896	64.8%
23,193	61.2%
5,571	14.7%
20,553	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.8
36,814	24.2%
115,578	75.8%
21,497	14.1%

59,462
2.50

40,609	68.3%
26,403	65.0%
5,985	14.7%
18,853	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
37,307	26.1%
105,719	73.9%
18,007	12.6%

54,041
2.59

38,877	71.9%
27,532	70.8%
4,989	12.8%
15,164	28.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.3
35,537	26.7%
97,698	73.3%
16,386	12.3%

49,416
2.66

36,707	74.3%
26,979	73.5%
4,421	12.0%
12,709	25.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
37,796	30.7%
85,345	69.3%
12,897	10.5%

41,991
2.90

33,065	78.7%
26,111	79.0%
3,193	9.7%
8,926	21.3%

2024 Housing Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,526	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,637	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,694	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,579	4.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,754	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,502	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,445	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,317	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,817	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,127	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,934	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,887	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,306	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,793	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,274	7.3%
$200,000 or more	2,857	4.9%

Median Household Income	58,673
Per Capita Income	32,903

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,331	7.4%
Public Assistance	826	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,083	20.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,990	67.9%
Unemployed	3,960	4.9%
In Armed Forces	64	0.1%

Total Labor Force	59,014	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	21,927	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	24,112	22,792	51.4%
Non-Profit	1,163	2,279	33.8%
Self-Employed	3,072	1,620	65.5%

Local Government	1,598	2,674	37.4%
State Government	1,306	2,212	37.1%
Federal Government	559	829	40.3%

Total Private + Self	27,184	24,412	52.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,626	7,994	36.7%
Total	31,810	32,406	49.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%
Pct. Private + Self	80.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,326	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,221	20.5%
Professional, Technical	11,349	17.6%
Service Occupations	11,424	17.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	509	0.8%
All others	20,079	31.2%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,845	18.4%
Health care and social assistance	8,704	13.5%
Retail trade	7,776	12.1%
Construction	4,624	7.2%
Educational services	4,408	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,242	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	3,408	5.3%
Public administration	3,180	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,001	4.7%
Finance and insurance	2,633	4.1%
Other services	2,557	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,129	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,473	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,310	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,049	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	893	1.4%
Information	651	1.0%
Utilities	436	0.7%
Management	68	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,865	5.43%
Puerto Rican	923	0.64%
Cuban	269	0.19%
Dominican	89	0.06%

Total Central American	864	0.60%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	198	0.14%
Honduran	515	0.36%
Nicaraguan	114	0.08%
Panamanian	27	0.02%
Salvadoran	10	0.01%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	470	0.32%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	46	0.03%
Colombian	219	0.15%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	177	0.12%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	19	0.01%
Other South American	9	0.01%

Other Hispanic	450	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	351	0.24%
Filipino	187	0.13%
Chinese	182	0.13%
Korean	58	0.04%
Vietnamese	55	0.04%
Japanese	30	0.02%
Thai	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	125,349	91.7%
Spanish	9,619	7.0%
Other Indo-European	467	0.3%
Arabic	260	0.2%
Tagalog	245	0.2%
German, other Germanic	201	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	200	0.1%
Chinese	108	0.1%
Other	71	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	18,286	12.6%
American	10,940	7.5%
German	5,072	3.5%
Irish	5,026	3.5%
Italian	1,390	1.0%
Scottish	1,138	0.8%
French	1,105	0.8%
European	1,089	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	782	0.5%
Swedish	559	0.4%
African	478	0.3%
Dutch	443	0.3%
Palestinian	434	0.3%
Nigerian	433	0.3%
Polish	415	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	141,612	97.7%
Not a citizen	3,340	2.3%

Native	139,504	96.2%
Foreign-born	5,448	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,119	4.1%	9,613	9.5%	35,675	35.3%	30,987	30.6%	14,058	13.9%	6,734	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,119	4.1%
9-12 Years	9,613	9.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	35,675	35.3%
Some College	30,987	30.6%
Bach. Degree	14,058	13.9%
Grad Degree	6,734	6.7%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	139,448	133,160	6,288	4.5%
1991	143,730	133,592	10,138	7.1%
1992	144,262	132,634	11,628	8.1%
1993	142,508	133,034	9,474	6.6%
1994	140,040	131,700	8,340	6.0%
1995	143,640	134,452	9,188	6.4%
1996	149,474	136,796	12,678	8.5%
1997	143,812	132,178	11,634	8.1%
1998	140,312	130,460	9,852	7.0%
1999	139,550	130,470	9,080	6.5%

2000	137,224	130,274	6,950	5.1%
2001	138,958	129,078	9,880	7.1%
2002	138,632	125,622	13,010	9.4%
2003	140,006	128,082	11,924	8.5%
2004	138,674	128,134	10,540	7.6%
2005	137,976	127,862	10,114	7.3%
2006	138,878	129,332	9,546	6.9%
2007	141,878	132,600	9,278	6.5%
2008	143,364	131,358	12,006	8.4%
2009	145,100	124,946	20,154	13.9%

2010	146,390	126,580	19,810	13.5%
2011	144,440	124,914	19,526	13.5%
2012	142,262	124,078	18,184	12.8%
2013	138,684	123,506	15,178	10.9%
2014	134,860	123,360	11,500	8.5%
2015	133,190	122,574	10,616	8.0%
2016	132,290	122,640	9,650	7.3%
2017	131,026	122,378	8,648	6.6%
2018	129,824	122,322	7,502	5.8%
2019	129,106	122,600	6,506	5.0%

2020	125,662	114,202	11,460	9.1%
2021	125,076	116,290	8,786	7.0%
2022	125,256	118,386	6,870	5.5%
2023	124,202	118,076	6,126	4.9%
2024	127,232	121,182	6,050	4.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	67,078
Median Value	$168,128

Occupied	58,449	87.1%
Vacant	8,629	12.9%

Owned	36,608	62.6%
Rented	21,841	37.4%
Median Rent	$920

Single-Family Units	45,305	67.5%
Detached	44,386	66.2%
Attached	919	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,447	6.6%
Mobile Homes	11,531	17.2%

Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area