Rocky Mount is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 54,245 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Rocky Mount is the 19th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rocky Mount is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 sales jobs (10.61%), office and administrative support (10.33%), and management occupations (9.00%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.62% 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 population of Rocky Mount overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Rocky Mount, 21.51% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rocky Mount in 2022 was $30,511, 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 $122,044 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, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Rocky Mount is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
