COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lasker vs Rocky Mount
PLACE A
Lasker, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Lasker is 99% smaller than Rocky Mount. Lasker earns more, with a median household income $21,512 higher. Rocky Mount has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -48%).
LASKERROCKY MOUNTDIFFERENCE
Total population584,973−99% vs Rocky Mount
Population density52728−676
Population growth-47.5%2.2%−49.7 pts
Median age33.445.6−12.2
Male44.1%43.0%+1.1 pts
Female55.9%57.0%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%59.6%+40.4 pts
Black0.0%27.1%−27.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Median household income$84,792$63,280+$21,512
Per capita income$20,911$30,512−$9,601
Poverty rate3.3%18.6%−15.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3130.424−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%21.7%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree4.7%9.3%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation46.9%55.9%−9.0 pts
Median home value$112,500$207,000−$94,500
Median gross rent$654$890−$236
Owner-occupied97.8%56.4%+41.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.0%7.5%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.5%−43.5 pts
Average commute16.926.0−9.2
Worked from home6.9%9.8%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.2%9.2%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025