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North Carolina · Census place 57500

Rocky Mount city, NC

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Rocky Mount city has 54,175 residents, ranking #20 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $52,927, the median home is worth $148,300 and median gross rent runs $919 a month.

Population
54,175Rocky Mount city residents
Median household income
$52,927Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$148,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$919Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Rocky Mount city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rocky Mount city median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.2% of residents and 47.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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