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San Jose, CA vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount is 0% more densely populated than San Jose.
- People are 21.8% less likely to be married in Rocky Mount.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years older in Rocky Mount.
 San Jose, CARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,375329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 2010954,552  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,893285,036,114
 Population - 1990782,248  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,230.593.4
 Land Area177.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Jose, CARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 San Jose, CARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 White24.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock63.3%12.2%
 Asian37.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Jose, CARocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Married Population51.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.5%50.2%
 Never Married36.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households324,376  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,83380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children37.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households89,831  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  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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