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Population (year 2000): 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 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,700 (year 2000)
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
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
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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rocky Mount:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 23 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 49 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID:
DAN)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 53
miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rocky Mount:
- SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 23 miles; MONETA, VA; ID:
W91)
- ROCKINGHAM COUNTY (about 38 miles; EDEN, NC; ID:
8N0)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 38 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID:
BCB)
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; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
35 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA;
FT enrollment: 5,348)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
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)
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)
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