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| Rocky Mount |
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| Population 2002: | 56,015 |
| Population 2000: | 55,893 |
| Area codes: | 252 |
| Population growth: | +122 (+0.22%) |
| Elevation: | 100 feet |
| Land area: | 35.6 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 2.2% (1.0% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.4% Europe) |
| County: | Nash |
| Industries: | Manufacturing (21.2%), Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (11.6%). |
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| Races |
| Black: | 56.0% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 40.3% |
| Hispanic: | 1.8% |
| Two or more races: | 1.1% |
| Other race: | 0.9% |
| American Indian: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.5% |
| Never married: | 30.0% |
| Divorced: | 9.5% |
| Widowed: | 8.5% |
| Separated: | 4.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $89,700 |
| Household income: | $32,661 |
| Resident age: | 35.2 years |
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| Rocky Mount Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 74.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 20.1% |
| Unemployed: | 9.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.1% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 660.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 275 (476.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 261 (451.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 174 (301.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 13 (22.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 4 (6.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 3,835 (6637.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,148 (1987.1 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 8.6% |
| United States: | 8.5% |
| Irish: | 3.4% |
| German: | 3.0% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.5% |
| Italian: | 1.2% |