Rocky Mount is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,971 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Rocky Mount is the 124th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns 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 town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocky Mount who work in management occupations (14.62%), office and administrative support (11.64%), and sales jobs (10.08%). Rocky Mount is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Rocky Mount, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Rocky Mount has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.80% 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. Being a small town, Rocky Mount does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Rocky Mount are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.71% of adults in Rocky Mount having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rocky Mount in 2022 was $30,512, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $122,048 for a family of four. However, Rocky Mount contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rocky Mount is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Mount include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Egyptian. The most common language spoken in Rocky Mount is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
