Virginia · Census place 68496
Rocky Mount town, VA
Quick answer
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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