Rocky Mount is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 54,541 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Rocky Mount is the 19th largest community in North Carolina.Rocky Mount is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rocky Mount is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocky Mount who work in office and administrative support (11.57%), sales jobs (10.20%), and management occupations (8.30%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.57% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Rocky Mount citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.91% of adults in Rocky Mount have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rocky Mount in 2022 was $31,561, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,244 for a family of four. However, Rocky Mount contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rocky Mount is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rocky Mount home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rocky Mount residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Mount include English, Irish, German, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Rocky Mount is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
