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Wilmington, NC vs Rocky Mount, NC

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- Rocky Mount is 0% more densely populated than Wilmington.
- People are 2.0% less likely to be married in Rocky Mount.
- The Median Age is 3.6 years older in Rocky Mount.
 Wilmington, NCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock54,375329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4138.4
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 Population - 2010106,769  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock55,893285,036,114
 Population - 199055,530  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now124.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,230.593.4
 Land Area51.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Wilmington, NCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%  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 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Wilmington, NCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 White70.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock63.3%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Wilmington, NCRocky Mount, NCUnited States
 Married Population41.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.5%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.5%10.8%
 Widowed5.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households52,656  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,83380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households27,941  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock26.0%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews
jimmy · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington is EXPENSIVE.. No Affordable Housing
Over 2 years ago

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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Kate · Wilmington, NC
Wilmington has it's pros and cons.
Over 3 years ago

I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 
Erasing History and charm
Over 4 years ago

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More

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Reviews for Rocky Mount    8 Reviews
Ron · Rocky Mount, NC
Rocky Mount Sucks
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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Dawn · Rocky Mount, NC
Seriously, this is the TRUTH about Rocky Mount
Over 12 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 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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