Rocky Mount, VA Population

Overview

4,863

Total Population

43.6

Median age

59.16%

Female population %

69:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

58.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Rocky Mount's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Rocky Mount is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rocky Mount's population under 18 was 20.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rocky Mount's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rocky Mount, 15.81% were under the age of 15, 15.50% aged 15 to 29, 47.77% aged 30 to 64, 18.05% aged 65 to 84, and 2.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 891 more females than males in Rocky Mount:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.16% females and 40.84% males in Rocky Mount, VA.
The Rocky Mount, VA gender ratio is 69:100 i.e. 69 men to 100 women (0.690).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 319.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 378.

Rocky Mount's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rocky Mount population: 78.55% are White, 18.28% are Black or African American, 0.70% are some other race and 2.47% are multiracial.
Rocky Mount's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,763 (97.94% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rocky Mount is White with a population of 3,82 (78.55% of the total population).

Rocky Mount's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,940 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Rocky Mount's population increased by 170 (3.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rocky Mount's population increased by 138 (2.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Rocky Mount's population was lowest in year 2003 at 4,559.