Population: 4,066
Males: 1,868 (45.9%), Females: 2,198 (54.1%)
Franklin County
Zip code: 24151
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $26,927
Median house value: $79,700
Races in Rocky Mount:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.0%)
- Black (22.3%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (15.5%), English (9.4%), German (7.4%), Irish (6.5%), Scottish (4.6%), Italian (2.3%).
Elevation: 1200 feet
Land area: 4.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Rocky Mount
- High school or higher: 64.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rocky Mount town
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Rocky Mount:
- CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (124 FLOYD AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rocky Mount:
- CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; ROANOKE, VA)
- MEMORIAL HOSP MARTINSVILLE (about 23 miles; MARTINSVILLE, VA)
- COLUMBIA LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; SALEM, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rocky Mount:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 23 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 53 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rocky Mount:
- SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 23 miles; MONETA, VA; Abbreviation: W91)
- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY (about 38 miles; EDEN, NC; Abbreviation: 8N0)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 38 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Abbreviation: BCB)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rocky Mount:
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 35 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
Schools
Public high school in Rocky Mount:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH (Students: 2,134; Location: 700 TANYARD RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Rocky Mount:
- CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ACADEMY (Students: 149; Location: 625 GLENNWOOD DR; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rocky Mount:
- BEN. FRANKLIN MIDDLE-WEST (Students: 904; Location: 225 MIDDLE SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- BEN. FRANKLIN MIDDLE-EAST (Students: 600; Location: 375 MIDDLE SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 – 06)
- SONTAG ELEM. (Students: 318; Location: 3101 SONTAG RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- CENTER FOR APL TECH&CAREER EXPL (Students: 315; Location: 150 TECHNOLOGY DR; Grades: 08 – 08)
- LEE M. WAID ELEM. (Students: 306; Location: 540 E COURT ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- ROCKY MOUNT ELEM. (Students: 287; Location: 555 SCHOOL BOARD RD; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Rocky Mount:
- FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $493,465; Location: 120 EAST COURT STREET; 85,950 books; 3,102 audio materials; 1,951 video materials; 294 serial subscriptions)