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Ashland, VA vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount is 0% more densely populated than Ashland.
- People are 32.7% more likely to be married in Rocky Mount.
- The Median Age is 10.5 years older in Rocky Mount.
 Ashland, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,375329,725,481
 Female Population54.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 20107,261  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,893285,036,114
 Population - 19905,864  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,230.593.4
 Land Area7.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ashland, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2016.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Ashland, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 White60.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock63.3%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ashland, VARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Married Population30.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.5%50.2%
 Never Married49.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households2,660  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,83380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,194  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children23.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews

Over 5 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 14 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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