Rocky Mount, North Carolina demographics

Rocky Mount, NC demographics: median age 40.7; 22.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Rocky Mount city, North Carolina · Incorporated city · GEOID 3757500. The survey estimates a population of 54,297 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Rocky Mount is 40.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 23,364 households (±763). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.7 ±2.4	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,297
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	11,938 ±961	22.0% ±1.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	11,883 ±814	21.9% ±1.5 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	19,553 ±1,175	36.0% ±2.2 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	10,923 ±819	20.1% ±1.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,297
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	25,606 ±801	47.2% ±1.5 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	28,691 ±797	52.8% ±1.5 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,297
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	14,583 ±943	26.9% ±1.7 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	33,999 ±1,080	62.6% ±2.0 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	326 ±147	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	852 ±187	1.6% ±0.3 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	45 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,927 ±663	3.5% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,565 ±606	4.7% ±1.1 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,297
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	51,300 ±760	94.5% ±1.4 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,997 ±758	5.5% ±1.4 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,364
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,674 ±631	28.6% ±2.5 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,062 ±348	4.5% ±1.5 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,788 ±586	24.8% ±2.4 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	8,852 ±858	37.9% ±3.5 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	988 ±299	4.2% ±1.3 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,364
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,934 ±567	25.4% ±2.3 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	17,430 ±987	74.6% ±3.5 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,364
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	8,852 ±858	37.9% ±3.5 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	7,769 ±716	33.3% ±2.9 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,077 ±445	13.2% ±1.9 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,122 ±458	9.1% ±1.9 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,035 ±333	4.4% ±1.4 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	337 ±144	1.4% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	172 ±91 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 54,297
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	52,260 ±384	96.2% ±0.7 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,037 ±383	3.8% ±0.7 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 51,035
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	47,622 ±755	93.3% ±1.2 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	2,327 ±682	4.6% ±1.3 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	82 ±112 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	127 ±88 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	15 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	367 ±220 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	37 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	12 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	238 ±189 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	30 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	117 ±118 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	61 ±74 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 37,550
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,779 ±702	12.7% ±1.8 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,210 ±1,021	32.5% ±2.6 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,094 ±849	21.6% ±2.2 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,863 ±619	10.3% ±1.6 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,530 ±669	14.7% ±1.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,074 ±621	8.2% ±1.6 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 53,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	47,713 ±1,078	88.6% ±2.0 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,382 ±850	4.4% ±1.6 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,384 ±705	4.4% ±1.3 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,213 ±480	2.3% ±0.9 pp	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	165 ±96 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.3% of Rocky Mount residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 80.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rocky Mount	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.3% ±1.5 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.7% ±2.2 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.0% ±1.3 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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