The Rocky Mount 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
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Edgecombe
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Nash
Communities
*Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
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Rocky Mount (Principal city)
*Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants
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Nashville
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Pinetops
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Red Oak
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Sharpsburg (partial)
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Spring Hope
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Tarboro
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Zebulon
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*Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
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Bailey
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Dortches
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Middlesex
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Princeville
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Whitakers
*Places with less than 500 inhabitants
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Castalia
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Conetoe
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Leggett
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Macclesfield
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Momeyer
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Speed
*Unincorporated places
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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
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North Carolina census statistical areas
*
List of cities, towns, and villages in North Carolina
*
List of unincorporated communities in North Carolina
References
{{Coord missing, North Carolina
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Geography of Nash County, North Carolina
Metropolitan areas of North Carolina