Rocky Mount, NC Social Statistics
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 15,849 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,337 | 8.4 |
| Kindergarten | 981 | 6.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,409 | 46.7 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 3,488 | 22.0 |
| College or graduate school | 2,634 | 16.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 35,407 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 3,390 | 9.6 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,763 | 16.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 10,816 | 30.5 |
| Some college, no degree | 6,308 | 17.8 |
| Associate degree | 2,009 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,975 | 14.1 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,146 | 6.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 74.1 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 20.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 43,174 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 12,972 | 30.0 |
| Now married, except separated | 20,524 | 47.5 |
| Separated | 1,917 | 4.4 |
| Widowed | 3,652 | 8.5 |
Female | 3,075 | 7.1 |
| Divorced | 4,109 | 9.5 |
Female | 2,583 | 6.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,743 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 785 | 45.0 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,602 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,916 | 12.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 13,928 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,244 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 30,819 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,227 | 23.4 |
Percent employed | 48.6 | (X) |
| No disability | 23,592 | 76.6 |
Percent employed | 72.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 7,032 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,558 | 50.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 52,265 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 25,882 | 49.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 25,811 | 49.4 |
Same county | 13,943 | 26.7 |
Different county | 11,868 | 22.7 |
Same state | 7,789 | 14.9 |
Different state | 4,079 | 7.8 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 572 | 1.1 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 56,244 | 100.0 |
| Native | 55,011 | 97.8 |
Born in United States | 54,606 | 97.1 |
State of residence | 43,391 | 77.1 |
Different state | 11,215 | 19.9 |
Born outside United States | 405 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 1,233 | 2.2 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 556 | 1.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 457 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 776 | 1.4 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,233 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 209 | 17.0 |
| Asia | 404 | 32.8 |
| Africa | 43 | 3.5 |
| Oceania | 10 | 0.8 |
| Latin America | 552 | 44.8 |
| Northern America | 15 | 1.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 52,265 | 100.0 |
| English only | 49,495 | 94.7 |
| Language other than English | 2,770 | 5.3 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 1,098 | 2.1 |
Spanish | 1,611 | 3.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 747 | 1.4 |
Other Indo-European languages | 583 | 1.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 133 | 0.3 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 245 | 0.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 123 | 0.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 56,244 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 46,597 | 82.8 |
| Arab | 349 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Danish | 21 | 0.0 |
| Dutch | 164 | 0.3 |
| English | 4,831 | 8.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 448 | 0.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 83 | 0.1 |
| German | 1,651 | 2.9 |
| Greek | 47 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 58 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 1,928 | 3.4 |
| Italian | 681 | 1.2 |
| Lithuanian | 11 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 123 | 0.2 |
| Polish | 240 | 0.4 |
| Portuguese | 34 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 23 | 0.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 836 | 1.5 |
| Scottish | 493 | 0.9 |
| Slovak | 49 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 464 | 0.8 |
| Swedish | 153 | 0.3 |
| Swiss | 18 | 0.0 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 4,745 | 8.4 |
| Welsh | 180 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 82 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 28,874 | 51.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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