Rocky Mount, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	55,893	100.0

Male	25,710	46.0
Female	30,183	54.0

Under 5 years	3,916	7.0
5 to 9 years	4,648	8.3
10 to 14 years	4,478	8.0
15 to 19 years	3,969	7.1
20 to 24 years	3,449	6.2
25 to 34 years	7,308	13.1
35 to 44 years	8,599	15.4
45 to 54 years	7,706	13.8
55 to 59 years	2,484	4.4
60 to 64 years	2,062	3.7
65 to 74 years	3,767	6.7
75 to 84 years	2,711	4.9
85 years and over	796	1.4

Median age (years)	35.2	(X)

18 years and over	40,429	72.3
Male	17,890	32.0
Female	22,539	40.3
21 years and over	38,176	68.3
62 years and over	8,495	15.2
65 years and over	7,274	13.0
Male	2,674	4.8
Female	4,600	8.2

RACE
One race	55,296	98.9
White	22,874	40.9
Black or African American	31,314	56.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	195	0.3
Asian	394	0.7
Asian Indian	115	0.2
Chinese	79	0.1
Filipino	38	0.1
Japanese	20	0.0
Korean	36	0.1
Vietnamese	57	0.1
Other Asian ¹	49	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	2	0.0
Some other race	507	0.9
Two or more races	597	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	23,302	41.7
Black or African American	31,594	56.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	354	0.6
Asian	528	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	37	0.1
Some other race	733	1.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	55,893	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,033	1.8
Mexican	590	1.1
Puerto Rican	77	0.1
Cuban	32	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	334	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,860	98.2
White alone	22,548	40.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	55,893	100.0
In households	54,729	97.9
Householder	21,435	38.4
Spouse	9,288	16.6
Child	17,260	30.9
Own child under 18 years	13,032	23.3
Other relatives	4,400	7.9
Under 18 years	2,143	3.8
Nonrelatives	2,346	4.2
Unmarried partner	995	1.8
In group quarters	1,164	2.1
Institutionalized population	420	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	744	1.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	21,435	100.0
Family households (families)	14,682	68.5
With own children under 18 years	7,042	32.9
Married-couple family	9,288	43.3
With own children under 18 years	4,007	18.7
Female householder, no husband present	4,483	20.9
With own children under 18 years	2,623	12.2
Nonfamily households	6,753	31.5
Householder living alone	5,864	27.4
Householder 65 years and over	2,201	10.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,156	38.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,236	24.4

Average household size	2.55	(X)
Average family size	3.11	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	24,167	100.0
Occupied housing units	21,435	88.7
Vacant housing units	2,732	11.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	70	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	21,435	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	11,799	55.0
Renter-occupied housing units	9,636	45.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.56	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.54	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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