Town of Rocky Mount
Recent News About Town of Rocky Mount
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Going Somewhere: Franklin County sees 0.9% rise in population from 2020 to 2021
Franklin County had the 32nd largest population in Virginia in 2021.
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48 is median age of Franklin County residents by 2020
Franklin County residents have a median age of 48-years-old as of 2020, according to US Census Data.
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16.5% of households in Rocky Mount received food stamps in 2020
Rocky Mount ranked 130th in Virginia for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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35.6 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Rocky Mount
35.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rocky Mount in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: Rocky Mount, Virginia saw more residents between ages 25 and 34 in 2019
Of the 4,745 people residing in Rocky Mount, VA in 2019, the median age was 41, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Roanoke Sun.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Rocky Mount in 2020
Of the 4,727 people living in Rocky Mount in 2020, 58.4 percent (2,759) were women and 41.6 percent (1,968) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Roanoke Sun.
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Census Bureau: 2% of people in Franklin County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 56,187 citizens living in Franklin County in 2019, 98 percent said they were only one race, while two percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 80.8 percent of people in Franklin County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 56,187 citizens living in Franklin County in 2019, 45,390 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 0.5% of people in Rocky Mount identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 4,745 citizens living in Rocky Mount in 2019, 99.5 percent said they were only one race, while 0.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 79.8 percent of people in Rocky Mount were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 4,745 citizens living in Rocky Mount in 2019, 3,785 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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HHS provides $3.3 million to businesses in Rocky Mount under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Rocky Mount received $3.3 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau reports Rocky Mount population was 4,745 in 2019
Rocky Mount had a population of 4,745 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Roanoke Sun.
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32.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rocky Mount
32.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rocky Mount in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Rocky Mount in 2019
Of the 4,745 people living in Rocky Mount in 2019, 53.8 percent (2,554) were women and 46.2 percent (2,191) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Roanoke Sun.
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EDA awards over $13 million in grants for economic development projects in Franklin County in 2020
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $13,847,215 total in Opportunity Zone grants in 2020 in order to fund economic development projects in Franklin County.
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30.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rocky Mount
30.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rocky Mount in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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EDA Regional office of Philadelphia awards grant to Franklin County
The EDA Regional office of Philadelphia awarded an Opportunity Zone grant to Franklin County on Sept. 28, 2020 with a total project amount of $13,847,215 from the US Economic Development Administration.
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Census Bureau: 80.4 percent of people in Rocky Mount were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 4,727 citizens living in Rocky Mount in 2020, 3,798 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 0.4% of people in Rocky Mount identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 4,727 citizens living in Rocky Mount in 2020, 99.6 percent said they were only one race, while 0.4 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports Rocky Mount population was 4,727 in 2020
Rocky Mount had a population of 4,727 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Roanoke Sun.