Rocky Mount

Population: 4,926
Median household income: $61,580
Median home value: $181,400

Rocky Mount is a community in Franklin County, Virginia, home to 4,926 residents. Its median household income of $61,580 runs below the Franklin County figure of $68,348.

From 2019 to 2023, Rocky Mount's population grew 3.8% from 4,745 to 4,926, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $143,000 to $181,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 59.9% of the population. 77.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,926
Median age: 44.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,580
Median home value: $181,400
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 2,000
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7454,926

Median household income

$41,904$61,580

Median home value

$143,000$181,400

Median gross rent

$754$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,745	$41,904	$143,000	$754
2020	4,727	$46,021	$142,400	$762
2021	4,863	$53,299	$148,000	$821
2022	4,916	$58,678	$167,800	$881
2023	4,926	$61,580	$181,400	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	7.0%
5 to 17	794	16.1%
18 to 24	390	7.9%
25 to 34	526	10.7%
35 to 44	426	8.6%
45 to 54	919	18.7%
55 to 64	549	11.1%
65 to 74	381	7.7%
75 and over	597	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,949	59.9%
Black or African American	1,389	28.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	26	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.3%
Two or more races	392	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	156	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	393	11.6%
High school graduate	1,111	32.7%
Some college or associate's	1,174	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	475	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	245	7.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,579	77.6%
Carpooled	289	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	148	7.3%
Other means	7	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	919	48.7%
15 to 29 min	305	16.2%
30 to 44 min	340	18.0%
45 to 59 min	172	9.1%
60+ min	152	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 17.5% (816 of 4,655)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,148	64.9%
Nonfamily households	620	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,768	88.4%
Vacant	232	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,096	62.0%
Renter-occupied	672	38.0%

1-unit, detached66.0%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units13.9%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,320	66.0%
1-unit, attached	144	7.2%
2 to 4 units	157	7.8%
5 to 19 units	277	13.9%
20 or more units	78	3.9%
Mobile home & other	24	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5168496
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.0044, -79.8848