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Rocky Mount is an All-American city located in the coastal plains of North Carolina. Although it was not formally incorporated until February 28, 1867, the North Carolina community that became the city of Rocky Mount dates from the beginning of the 19th century, and the first post office in the area opened in 1816. The city straddles the county line, with part of it in Nash County and part of it in Edgecombe County. In 1996 the town of Battleboro merged with the city of Rocky Mount. It is the principal city of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which population as of 2000 was 143,026 and encompasses all of both Edgecombe and Nash counties and Rocky Mount. As of the 2001 census, the city had a total population of 57,150. The city is about 45 to 35 minutes away from the city of Raleigh, which population is over 300,000 and is the capital of North Carolina. The City of Rocky Mount has a growing arts community. The City operates an Arts Center, a Children's...more

Among the most common occupations in Rocky Mount are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%; Sales and office occupations, 23%; and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 72 percent of workers in Rocky Mount, North Carolina work for companies, 15 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Rocky Mount, North Carolina are Manufacturing, 19%; Educational, health and social services, 18%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Rocky Mount job listings indicate that the following industries in Rocky Mount are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Rocky Mount, North Carolina is $27,932, and the median income of households in Rocky Mount was $32,661.

According to our Rocky Mount Trends data, the number of Rocky Mount, North Carolina jobs has increased by 3% since October 2011.

Population of Rocky Mount Total population 55,893 Male 46.00% Female 54.00% Median age 35.2     Rocky Mount Housing Owner-occupied homes 55.0% Median cost of a home $89,700 Median mortgage payment $623 Renter-occupied homes 45.0% Vacant housing 11.3% Median monthly rent $496     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,455 Median for all female full-time $24,409     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 10% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 48% Separated 4% Widowed 8% Divorced 10%     Race White 41% Black or African American 57% Asian 1% Other 1%     Rocky Mount Commute Carpool 14.8% Public transportation 1.2% Average travel time 19 minutes