Rocky Mount

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#2143

Global Rank

0.3

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power

Population
291K
GDP
$9B
GDP per capita
$30,046
Land area
5,799 km² (2,239 mi²)
Density
50/km² (130/mi²)

Primary city Rocky Mount

State / province North Carolina

Language English

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs United States

Rocky Mount metro area

35.94, -77.79
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Baseball • Carolina League

Wilson Warbirds

Wilson (NC)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Rocky Mount, NC, since 1985. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503001990200020102020

One year
One year −2.2%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +45.6%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +18.0%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −19.0%
2007Q4 to 2012Q3

Languages of Rocky Mount

English first in North Carolina.

LanguageShare
English86.5%
Spanish8.7%
Mandarin Chinese0.4%
French0.3%
Vietnamese0.3%
English reach, North Carolina
97%
Tier 1 census

North Carolina on the languages board · Language power