Rocky Mount metropolitan area
- Tarboro
- Nashville
The Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties – Edgecombe and Nash – in eastern North Carolina, anchored by the city of Rocky Mount. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 152,392.[2] It is commonly referred to as the Twin Counties.[3]
Counties
Communities
- Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
- Rocky Mount (Principal city)
- Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants
- Nashville
- Pinetops
- Red Oak
- Sharpsburg (partial)
- Spring Hope
- Tarboro
- Zebulon (partially)
- Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
- Places with less than 500 inhabitants
- Unincorporated places
Demographics
As of the 2017 census estimate,[1] there were 143,026 people and 57,083 households within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 45.7% White, 45.8% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $42,784. The per capita income for the MSA was $23,320.
See also
- North Carolina census statistical areas
- List of cities, towns, and villages in North Carolina
- List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina
References
- ^ a b "Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area - Profile data - Census Report". Census Reporter. Knight Foundation. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Fleming, Monika (2013). Legendary Locals of Edgecombe and Nash Counties. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467100441.
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