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Population
55,120
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$165,700
Owner-occupied units
Rocky Mount, NC
North Carolina · 35.969° N, 77.808° W · 45 sq mi
Rocky Mount is a city in North Carolina, with a population of 55,120 and about 1,218 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,534 a year, and the median home is worth $165,700.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
45 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,218
People per square mile
Rank by population
#805
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#273
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,534
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$957
Per month
Homeownership
49%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.6 min
One way
People
Median age
40.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
22.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
3.8%
Households
23,364
2.28 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 20.7%
Manufacturing 18.5%
Retail trade 13.7%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in North Carolina
Name
James Goodnight
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.8B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Cary
Source of wealth
Software
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in North Carolina · private sector
Employer
Atrium Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in North Carolina
Company
Bank of America
Revenue
$192.4B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Charlotte
Ticker
BAC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of North Carolina
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Raleigh
Nickname
The Tar Heel State
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Cities near Rocky Mount
- Greenville, NC35 mi · 96,443
- Wake Forest, NC39 mi · 58,147
- Raleigh, NC48 mi · 506,306
- Cary, NC58 mi · 183,582
- Durham, NC61 mi · 305,561
- Apex, NC62 mi · 80,419
- Holly Springs, NC62 mi · 50,288
- Chapel Hill, NC69 mi · 63,565
Cities about the same size
- Tinley Park, IL55,140
- Berwyn, IL55,001
- Apple Valley, MN55,248
- Yucaipa, CA54,953
- Chicopee, MA55,310
- Placentia, CA54,911
- West Haven, CT55,351
- Mount Prospect, IL55,395
More in North Carolina
- Charlotte964,784
- Greensboro308,667
- Winston-Salem257,271
- Fayetteville209,120
- Wilmington126,809
- High Point120,571
- Concord114,598
- Asheville93,523