CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rocky Mount

Virginia · 4,098 residents · 6.83 sq mi

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Rocky Mount is a city of 4,098 people in Virginia. The median age is 40.5, about 8 years above the US median. Households here earn about 34% less than in Virginia as a whole. The typical home is worth $47,900. Renters pay $259 a month at the median. The median household earns $21,895, about 27% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,098

+1%vs 2000

vs 4,066 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.83 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(247)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95%(206)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(252)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(274)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(244)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(584)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(520)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(449)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(417)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.1%(415)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(51)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,895

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,927 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,299

−30%vs 2000

vs $16,207 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$259

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $374 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.4%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.0% in 2000

36.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(3,007)

Black22%(894)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(68)

Asian1.1%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.9%(3,191)

Black21.7%(889)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.2%(259)

Puerto Rican0.6%(30)

Central American0.2%(9)

Costa Rican0.2%(9)

South American0.2%(8)

Peruvian0.2%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.8%(40)

Filipino0.2%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(5)

Ancestry

American18.6%(922)

English10.4%(516)

Irish6.5%(324)

German4.7%(234)

Italian1.6%(77)

Arab1.2%(61)

Egyptian1.2%(61)

French1.2%(58)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(47)

Welsh0.9%(46)

Scottish0.7%(37)

British0.6%(31)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.4%(19)

Subsaharan African0.3%(15)

Canadian0.2%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(7)

Polish0.1%(5)

West Indian0.1%(3)

Haitian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.8%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.2%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(467)

Married60.9%(1,018)

Widowed3.6%(61)

Divorced7.5%(126)

Women 15+

Never married30.5%(765)

Married42.6%(1,070)

Widowed11.6%(291)

Divorced15.3%(385)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+9.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 66.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.0%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.2%(69)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(35)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.8%(105)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 285 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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