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Virginia · Census place 68496

Rocky Mount town, VA

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Rocky Mount town has 4,926 residents, ranking #203 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $61,580, the median home is worth $181,400 and median gross rent runs $861 a month.

Population
4,926Rocky Mount town residents
Median household income
$61,580Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$181,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$861Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
44.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
62%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Rocky Mount town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rocky Mount town median would spend about 16.8% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.5% of residents and 62% 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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