2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Rocky Mount, VA vs New Iberia, LA

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Highlights
- Household income in New Iberia, is 18% less than it is in Rocky Mount and is 58% below the National Average.
- Rocky Mount unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- New Iberia unemployment rate is 10.1%.
 Rocky Mount, VANew Iberia, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,230  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,734$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,851  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rocky Mount, VANew Iberia, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K18.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rocky Mount, VANew Iberia, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library14.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.3%13.1%
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 New Iberia    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Climate is normally humid. Some cold days during winter time, but mainly warm to hot and  More

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