15.9% of Rocky Mount, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 33.8% greater than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 10.0% of high school graduates and 30.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 91.6%. For comparison, it was 16.3% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Rocky Mount, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Rocky Mount:
15.9%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Rocky Mount:
5.4%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Rocky Mount:
24.2%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this town among poor residents (it is 15.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Rocky Mount:
25.5%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this town among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
91.6%
Residents above poverty level:
16.3%
Poverty by age in Rocky Mount, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Rocky Mount,VA (percentage below poverty level)
51.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
54.4%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
33.3%15 years
21.2%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
12.0%25 to 34 years
31.0%35 to 44 years
14.6%45 to 54 years
3.8%55 to 64 years
4.0%65 to 74 years
7.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Rocky Mount,VA (percentage below poverty level)
52.0%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
25.0%6 to 11 years
25.0%12 to 14 years
100.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
18.0%18 to 24 years
22.0%25 to 34 years
17.0%35 to 44 years
6.0%45 to 54 years
26.0%55 to 64 years
1.0%65 to 74 years
5.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Rocky Mount,VA (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%Under 6 years
24.6%6 to 11 years
8.1%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
18.8%35 to 44 years
3.4%45 to 54 years
4.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
3.6%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Rocky Mount, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rocky Mount, VA (%)
18.8%White
7.2%Black
0.0%American Indian
40.9%Other race
29.2%2+ races
14.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Rocky Mount, VA (absolute numbers)
534White
87Black
0American Indian
17Other race
1592+ races
22Hispanic
17.5%Below poverty level
82.5%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Rocky Mount, VA
Children below poverty level:
Rocky Mount, Virginia:
28.1%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Rocky Mount:
10.0%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Rocky Mount:
30.8%
Virginia:
23.4%
9.3%Married-couple family
30.9%Male, no wife present
59.8%Female, no husband present
8.9%Worked full-time, year-round
24.6%Worked part-time
66.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
0.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
100.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
7.7%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
15.4%1960 to 1969
29.7%1950 to 1959
24.2%1940 to 1949
7.7%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.6%1999 to 2000
4.7%1995 to 1998
3.3%1990 to 1994
7.8%1980 to 1989
7.5%1970 to 1979
15.5%1960 to 1969
26.5%1950 to 1959
13.6%1940 to 1949
19.5%1939 or earlier
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