Rocky Mount metropolitan area
# Rocky Mount metropolitan area

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. It is commonly referred to as the Twin Counties.

## Counties

* Edgecombe
* Nash

## Communities

* 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

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.

