North Carolina / Census place 3757500

Rocky Mount

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Rocky Mount city

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
55,120
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.1%
Population estimate
Density
1,218/sq mi
45.2 sq mi land area
Median age
40.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$55,534
Median home value
$165,700
Median gross rent
$957
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.9%
Typical commute
20.6 min
Public transit commute
1%

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: ROCKY MT WILSON AP (10 mi from place center)
Average high
71.8°F
Average low
49.3°F
Annual rainfall
44.4"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Rocky Mount.

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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.

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