Rocky Mount

Population: 54,175
Median household income: $52,927
Median home value: $148,300

Located in Nash County, North Carolina, Rocky Mount is a community with a population of 54,175. At $52,927, its median household income sits below Nash County's $60,704.

From 2019 to 2023, Rocky Mount's population held roughly steady from 54,548 to 54,175, while its median home value rose 31.1% from $113,100 to $148,300.

The typical home was built around 1978. 21.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,175
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,927
Median home value: $148,300
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 27,052
Homeownership rate: 47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,54854,175

Median household income

$40,633$52,927

Median home value

$113,100$148,300

Median gross rent

$793$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,548	$40,633	$113,100	$793
2020	54,330	$42,691	$109,700	$782
2021	54,375	$46,396	$114,400	$848
2022	54,260	$50,092	$137,800	$891
2023	54,175	$52,927	$148,300	$919

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,862	5.3%
5 to 17	8,552	15.8%
18 to 24	5,020	9.3%
25 to 34	6,845	12.6%
35 to 44	5,855	10.8%
45 to 54	6,485	12.0%
55 to 64	7,591	14.0%
65 to 74	6,488	12.0%
75 and over	4,477	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,083	27.8%
Black or African American	33,981	62.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	280	0.5%
Asian	617	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	41	0.1%
Some other race	402	0.7%
Two or more races	1,692	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,079	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate33.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,259	13.9%
High school graduate	12,722	33.7%
Some college or associate's	11,643	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,182	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,935	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,906	81.8%
Carpooled	1,471	6.4%
Public transit	220	1.0%
Walked	162	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,762	7.6%
Other means	590	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,879	41.6%
15 to 29 min	7,043	33.0%
30 to 44 min	2,989	14.0%
45 to 59 min	1,056	4.9%
60+ min	1,382	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 21.2% (11,293 of 53,308)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,699	59.2%
Nonfamily households	9,460	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,159	85.6%
Vacant	3,893	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,989	47.5%
Renter-occupied	12,170	52.5%

1-unit, detached63.3%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units15.2%

5 to 19 units10.6%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,120	63.3%
1-unit, attached	757	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4,124	15.2%
5 to 19 units	2,878	10.6%
20 or more units	512	1.9%
Mobile home & other	1,661	6.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3757500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 45 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 35.9685, -77.8083