19.6% of Rocky Mount, NC residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 35.0% greater than the poverty level of 12.8% across the entire state of North Carolina. 14.7% of high school graduates and 34.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 29.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 76.2%. For comparison, it was 40.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rocky Mount, NC
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rocky Mount:
19.6%
Whole state:
12.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rocky Mount:
7.9%
Whole state:
6.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rocky Mount:
29.5%
North Carolina:
20.4%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 13.3% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rocky Mount:
22.7%
North Carolina:
22.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
76.2%
Residents above poverty level:
40.5%
Poverty by age in Rocky Mount, NC
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rocky Mount,NC (percentage below poverty level)
46.2%Under 5 years
25.2%5 years
38.7%6 to 11 years
16.2%12 to 14 years
14.5%15 years
18.2%16 and 17 years
9.0%18 to 24 years
8.9%25 to 34 years
26.4%35 to 44 years
11.6%45 to 54 years
10.9%55 to 64 years
8.9%65 to 74 years
18.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rocky Mount,NC (percentage below poverty level)
30.1%Under 5 years
13.3%5 years
29.0%6 to 11 years
33.4%12 to 14 years
4.7%15 years
40.3%16 and 17 years
13.7%18 to 24 years
28.4%25 to 34 years
9.5%35 to 44 years
9.7%45 to 54 years
13.9%55 to 64 years
18.8%65 to 74 years
18.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rocky Mount,NC (% below half of poverty level)
12.0%Under 6 years
13.5%6 to 11 years
8.9%12 to 17 years
6.5%18 to 24 years
12.1%25 to 34 years
7.4%35 to 44 years
7.2%45 to 54 years
6.1%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
7.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rocky Mount, NC
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rocky Mount, NC (%)
11.0%White
21.8%Black
6.7%American Indian
0.0%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
29.7%Other race
6.8%2+ races
12.4%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rocky Mount, NC (absolute numbers)
1,648White
7,229Black
14American Indian
0Asian
0Native Hawaiian
556Other race
1842+ races
308Hispanic
17.5%Below poverty level
82.5%Above poverty level
15.1%Below poverty level
84.9%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rocky Mount, NC
Children below poverty level:
Rocky Mount, North Carolina:
28.1%
State:
16.9%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rocky Mount:
14.7%
North Carolina:
8.9%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rocky Mount:
34.9%
North Carolina:
26.6%
20.4%Married-couple family
14.8%Male, no wife present
64.8%Female, no husband present
7.0%Worked full-time, year-round
19.9%Worked part-time
73.1%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
7.0%One full-time, other part-time
42.0%One full-time, other didn't work
2.2%Both worked part-time
21.0%One part-time, other didn't work
27.7%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
2.0%1999 to 2000
7.6%1995 to 1998
5.2%1990 to 1994
13.4%1980 to 1989
10.7%1970 to 1979
15.0%1960 to 1969
20.6%1950 to 1959
12.9%1940 to 1949
12.6%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.9%1999 to 2000
7.2%1995 to 1998
8.9%1990 to 1994
18.8%1980 to 1989
22.4%1970 to 1979
12.3%1960 to 1969
14.2%1950 to 1959
7.8%1940 to 1949
6.6%1939 or earlier
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