Rocky Mount is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,936 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Rocky Mount is the 124th largest community in Virginia.Rocky Mount is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rocky Mount is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocky Mount who work in sales jobs (13.12%), teaching (9.02%), and office and administrative support (7.30%). Also of interest is that Rocky Mount has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Rocky Mount telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small town, Rocky Mount doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Rocky Mount who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.34% of adults in Rocky Mount have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Rocky Mount in 2022 was $24,271, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,084 for a family of four. However, Rocky Mount contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rocky Mount is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rocky Mount home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rocky Mount residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Mount include German, Irish, English, Dutch, and Egyptian. The most common language spoken in Rocky Mount is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
