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La Grande, OR vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount is 0% more densely populated than La Grande.
- People are 5.8% less likely to be married in Rocky Mount.
- The Median Age is 7.0 years older in Rocky Mount.
 La Grande, ORRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,375329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 201013,088  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,893285,036,114
 Population - 199011,766  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,230.593.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 La Grande, ORRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 La Grande, ORRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 White85.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock63.3%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 La Grande, ORRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.5%50.2%
 Never Married37.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households5,220  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,83380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,066  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  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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