Rocky Mount metropolitan area

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. It is commonly referred to as the Twin Counties.

Counties

• Edgecombe
• Nash

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
  • Bailey
  • Dortches
  • Middlesex
  • Princeville
  • Whitakers
• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Castalia
  • Conetoe
  • Leggett
  • Macclesfield
  • Momeyer
  • Speed
• Unincorporated places
  • Crisp

Demographics

As of the 2017 census estimate, 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

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