Rocky Mount metropolitan area

MSA in North Carolina, United States

Twin Counties

MSA

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Country|  United States
State|  North Carolina
Principal cities|  \- Rocky Mount
\- Tarboro
\- Nashville
Area

• Total| 1,046 sq mi (2,710 km2)
Population

(2017 Census estimate[1])

• Density| 140/sq mi (50/km2)
• MSA

| 146,738
Time zone| EST
• Summer (DST)| EDT
Area code| 252

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.[2] It is commonly referred to as the Twin Counties.[3]

## Counties[edit]

* Edgecombe
* Nash

## Communities[edit]

* 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[edit]

As of the 2017 census estimate,[1] 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[edit]

* North Carolina census statistical areas
* List of cities, towns, and villages in North Carolina
* List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Rocky Mount, NC Metro Area - Profile data - Census Report". Census Reporter. Knight Foundation. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2018 - United States -- Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 15, 2019.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Fleming, Monika (2013). Legendary Locals of Edgecombe and Nash Counties. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781467100441.

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