COMPARING TWO PLACES
Weldon vs Rocky Mount
PLACE A
Weldon, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rocky Mount, Virginia
Weldon is 93% smaller than Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount earns more, with a median household income $2,655 higher. Rocky Mount has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -14%).
WELDONROCKY MOUNTDIFFERENCE
Total population3554,973−93% vs Rocky Mount
Population density1,330728+601
Population growth-14.0%2.2%−16.2 pts
Median age44.545.6−1.1
Male55.4%43.0%+12.5 pts
Female44.6%57.0%−12.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.9%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.4%59.6%+37.9 pts
Black0.0%27.1%−27.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%6.2%−5.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other2.3%6.2%−3.9 pts
Median household income$60,625$63,280−$2,655
Per capita income$27,391$30,512−$3,121
Poverty rate17.4%18.6%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.424+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%21.7%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree2.6%9.3%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation51.8%55.9%−4.1 pts
Median home value$100,000$207,000−$107,000
Median gross rent$950$890+$60
Owner-occupied88.2%56.4%+31.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%7.5%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households31.3%43.5%−12.2 pts
Average commute26.726.0+0.7
Worked from home2.7%9.8%−7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.0%9.2%−7.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025