COMPARING TWO PLACES
Halifax vs Rocky Mount
PLACE A
Halifax, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Halifax is 84% smaller than Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount earns more, with a median household income $9,808 higher. Rocky Mount has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
HALIFAXROCKY MOUNTDIFFERENCE
Total population8104,973−84% vs Rocky Mount
Population density2,411728+1,682
Population growth-5.4%2.2%−7.5 pts
Median age42.345.6−3.3
Male47.6%43.0%+4.6 pts
Female52.4%57.0%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born2.1%3.9%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%59.6%+33.1 pts
Black2.5%27.1%−24.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%6.2%−5.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other4.1%6.2%−2.1 pts
Median household income$53,472$63,280−$9,808
Per capita income$32,021$30,512+$1,509
Poverty rate25.9%18.6%+7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.424Even
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%21.7%−7.9 pts
Graduate degree1.4%9.3%−7.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%2.8%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation60.1%55.9%+4.3 pts
Median home value$202,200$207,000−$4,800
Median gross rent$904$890+$14
Owner-occupied57.9%56.4%+1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.1%7.5%+9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households31.7%43.5%−11.7 pts
Average commute25.826.0−0.2
Worked from home14.8%9.8%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.4%9.2%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025