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27804

30,713 Population
43 square miles 713.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±2.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 41.6 ±0.4
  • a little higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2

Economics

$36,419 ±$2,146 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $32,904 ±$832
  • about 90 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
$61,359 ±$4,033 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $59,636 ±$2,138
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324

11% ±2.8% (3,309  ±851) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 15.2% 21,582 (±1.4% / ±1,985)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)

21.3 minutes ±1.4 (277,770  ±27,755) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 23.3 1,333,050 (±0.6 / ±50,280)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)

Families

13,247 ±585 Number of households
  • the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 58,449 ±741
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
2.3 ±0.1 (29,993  ±1,068) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 2.4 142,423 (±0 / ±41)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237

2.9% ±1.3% (215  ±101) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 4.9% † 1,555 (±1% / ±311)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)

Housing

14,698 ±573 Number of housing units
  • the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 67,078 ±181
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642

$209,300 ±$10,182 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: $167,800 ±$3,399
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086

11.1% ±2.6% (3,379  ±806) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 9% † 12,917 (±1.1% / ±1,541.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)

Social

90.3% ±5.2% (19,520  ±1,356.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 86.4% 87,454 (±2.3% / ±2,295.5)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
28.9% ±3.2% (6,251  ±739.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 20.6% 20,792 (±1.1% / ±1,156.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.8% ±1.1% (1,464  ±325) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 3.8% 5,448
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325

8.8% ±1.7% (2,145  ±419) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area: 7.7% 8,662 (±0.6% / ±637)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
2,145 Total veterans ±419 1,866 Male ±385 279 Female ±141

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