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Rocky Mount, NC vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Rocky Mount.
- People are 20.5% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 6.6 years younger in Richmond.
 Rocky Mount, NCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock225,676329,725,481
 Female Population52.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201057,687  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock197,790285,036,114
 Population - 199048,997  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,766.793.4
 Land Area44.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rocky Mount, NCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Rocky Mount, NCRichmond, VAUnited States
 White29.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.0%12.2%
 Asian1.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rocky Mount, NCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Married Population40.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated5.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.8%50.2%
 Never Married39.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households22,232  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children16.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households8,399  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children20.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews
Ron · Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount Sucks
Over 6 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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Dawn · Rocky Mount, NC
Seriously, this is the TRUTH about Rocky Mount
Over 13 years ago

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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Derrick  · Rocky Mount, NC
What should I do
Over 15 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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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews
Lucas · Richmond, VA
Great for young families
Over 4 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Juli · Richmond, VA
RVA is the place to be
Over 5 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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9 to 5 · Richmond, VA
It's cool for what it is
Over 5 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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