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Rocky Mount, VA vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount is 0% more densely populated than Rocky Mount.
- People are 12.1% less likely to be married in Rocky Mount.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Rocky Mount.
 Rocky Mount, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Population4,86354,375329,725,481
 Female Population59.2%52.8%50.5%
 Male Population40.8%47.2%49.5%
 Median Age43.64138.4
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 Population - 20104,76557,687309,327,143
 Population - 20004,06655,893285,036,114
 Population - 19904,09848,997251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now15.9%-3.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now15.0%9.6%30.8%
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 Population Density713.41,230.593.4
 Land Area6.844.23,531,905.4
 Water Area0.00.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rocky Mount, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%4.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 93.5%6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%6.4%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.6%3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%3.7%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.2%5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.7%11.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 449.4%12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5419.8%11.7%12.6%
 Age 55 to 592.1%6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%7.8%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.5%11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.6%4.7%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.9%2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Rocky Mount, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 White77.4%29.0%59.4%
 Black18.3%63.3%12.2%
 Asian0.0%1.3%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%1.8%3.2%
 Hispanic2.1%3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rocky Mount, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Married Population46.1%40.5%49.8%
     Currently Married40.9%35.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated5.2%5.0%1.8%
 Single Population53.9%59.5%50.2%
 Never Married25.5%39.8%33.8%
 Divorced13.6%12.5%10.8%
 Widowed14.8%7.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.282.402.60
 Households2,00822,232124,010,992
 Family Households1,13313,83380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.2%16.8%30.5%
     Married couple, no children34.8%37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households8758,39943,255,233
     Single householder, w/children21.1%26.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.9%20.0%10.8%
Reviews for Rocky Mount    1 Reviews

This is the very first time my wife and I have moved to such a very lower populated and less educated town that is still tucked away in yesterday, and its rich value in  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Anarchy. Not a good place to live. People drag race up and down the roads at all hours when elderly relatives and neighbors are trying to sleep, and the police here do  More

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Okay, I'm writing this review because I use this site a lot. I think there's some mis-information about Rocky Mount here. Truth be made known, it is neither as good, nor  More

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Over 13 years ago

I move from Washington DC to rocky mount nc nov2008 and I sold my home in Dc and brought a home in rockymount cash money.But Know ready to leave should I hold on to this  More

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