COMPARING TWO PLACES
Macon vs Rocky Mount
PLACE A
Macon, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Macon is 11% larger than Rocky Mount. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
MACONROCKY MOUNTDIFFERENCE
Total population5,5324,973+11% vs Rocky Mount
Population density913728+184
Population growth-0.3%2.2%−2.4 pts
Median age46.145.6+0.5
Male47.0%43.0%+4.0 pts
Female53.0%57.0%−4.0 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.5%59.6%+25.9 pts
Black3.9%27.1%−23.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%6.2%−2.8 pts
Asian0.8%1.0%−0.2 pts
Other6.4%6.2%+0.3 pts
Median household income$61,642$63,280−$1,638
Per capita income$32,249$30,512+$1,737
Poverty rate10.5%18.6%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.424−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%21.7%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree7.1%9.3%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%2.8%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation58.8%55.9%+2.9 pts
Median home value$151,800$207,000−$55,200
Median gross rent$680$890−$210
Owner-occupied65.9%56.4%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%7.5%+8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households46.4%43.5%+3.0 pts
Average commute18.026.0−8.0
Worked from home4.7%9.8%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.5%9.2%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025