Editing Rocky Mount, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 357
|1880= 552
|1890= 816
|1900= 2937
|1910= 8051
|1920= 12742
|1930= 21412
|1940= 25568
|1950= 27697
|1960= 32147
|1970= 34284
|1980= 41283
|1990= 48997
|2000= 55893
|2010= 57477
|2020= 54341
|estyear=2023
|estimate=54245
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref><br>2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/rockymountcitynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Rocky Mount city, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Rocky Mount city, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Rocky Mount city, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US3757500&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rocky Mount city, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3757500&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rocky Mount city, North Carolina |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3757500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|22,548
|18,610
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,470
|40.34%
|32.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.63%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|31,175
|35,069
|style='background: #ffffe6; |34,426
|55.78%
|61.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.35%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|170
|329
|style='background: #ffffe6; |298
|0.30%
|0.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.55%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|375
|540
|style='background: #ffffe6; |757
|0.67%
|0.94%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.39%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|12
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|69
|68
|style='background: #ffffe6; |238
|0.12%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|511
|745
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,454
|0.91%
|1.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.68%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,033
|2,106
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,672
|1.85%
|3.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.92%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''55,893'''
|'''57,477'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''54,341'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 54,341 people, 22,260 households, and 14,334 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 57,477 people, 23,097 households, and 14,639 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,312.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants}}. The city had 26,953 housing units. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 61.3% [[African Americans|African American]], 32.4% [[White Americans|White]], 0.6% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic]]s or [[Latinos]] of any race were 3.7% of the population.

Of the 23,097 households, 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were not families. About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 26.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was distributed as 27.5% between the ages of 1 and 19, 6.4% from 20 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38.7 years. 45.8% of the population are males compared to 54.2% for females.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,059, and for a family was $39,929. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,779. About 19.0% of the population is below the [[poverty line]].<ref name="USCensus">{{cite web|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2018/PEPANNRES/1620000US3757500|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213155941/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2018/PEPANNRES/1620000US3757500|archive-date=February 13, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2019|website=American FactFinder|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===Religion===
Rocky Mount's population is 40.3% religiously affiliated, below the state average of 48.9%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/state/north_carolina |title=North Carolina Religion |website=Bestplaces.net |access-date=November 12, 2019}}</ref> [[Christianity]] is the largest [[religion]], with [[Baptist]]s (13.3%) making up the largest religious group, followed by [[Pentecostal]]s (4.5%) and [[Methodist]]s (3.5%). [[Presbyterian]]s (1.5%), [[Episcopalian]]s (0.9%), and [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]]s (0.8%) make up a significant amount of the Christian population as well. The remaining Christian population (15.2%) is affiliated with other churches. [[Islam]] (0.5%) has the second-largest percentage of adherents after the total for Christian sects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/north_carolina/rocky_mount |title=Rocky Mount, North Carolina Religion |website=Bestplaces.net |access-date=November 12, 2019}}</ref>