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Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA

286,469 Population
2,673.9 square miles 107.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6457%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female52%
  • Male
  • Female
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42%White45%Black1%†Native1%†Asian0%†Islander0%†Other4%†Two+8%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$31,676 ±$1,872 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$54,277 ±$2,416 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.8% ±2.2% (52,789  ±6,298) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty33%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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23.5 minutes ±1 (2,562,345  ±152,757) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

122,653 ±2,344 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (280,937  ±2,184) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples50%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married46%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale35%Female31%
Now marriedMale48%Female45%
DivorcedMale11%†Female13%†
WidowedMale5%†Female11%†
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4.9% ±1.2% (3,018  ±767) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-195%†20-2419%†25-294%†30-357%†35-390%40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

140,445 ±1,218 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied87%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied60%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit67%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$172,100 ±$9,229 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.4% ±1.4% (26,771  ±4,063.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

85.4% ±3.1% (172,439  ±6,602.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
19.6% ±1.6% (39,621  ±3,286.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

15%†No degree35%High school31%Some college13%†Bachelor's7%†Post-grad
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7.7% ±0.3% (21,005  ±927.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only90%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only92%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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3.6% ±0.7% (10,161  ±1,870) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

Place of birth for foreign-born population

4%†Europe20%†Asia4%†Africa0%†Oceania68%Latin America2%†Northern America
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6.8% ±0.7% (15,202  ±1,561) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

37†WWII498†Korea5,295†Vietnam2,771†Gulf (1990s)3,449†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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15,202 Total veterans ±1,561 13,950 Male ±1,560 1,252 Female ±530

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US468-rocky-mount-wilson-roanoke-rapids-nc-csa/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/33000US468-rocky-mount-wilson-roanoke-rapids-nc-csa/>