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Rocky Mount, MO

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Overview


Rocky Mount is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 1,076 people and just one neighborhood, Rocky Mount is the 346th largest community in Missouri.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Rocky Mount isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rocky Mount are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rocky Mount is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rocky Mount who work in office and administrative support (13.69%), maintenance occupations (11.92%), and sales jobs (10.82%).

Also of interest is that Rocky Mount has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rocky Mount telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Rocky Mount is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Rocky Mount is worth considering.

As is often the case in a small town, Rocky Mount doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The population of Rocky Mount overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Rocky Mount, 22.66% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rocky Mount in 2022 was $41,845, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $167,380 for a family of four. However, Rocky Mount contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rocky Mount home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rocky Mount residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rocky Mount include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Rocky Mount is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Real Estate

Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 75.7%, which is higher than 99.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

In addition, one of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

Modes of Transportation

In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 27.8% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 98.1% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Rocky Mount are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 61.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 50.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 94.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 30.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (26.0%), and 13.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.3% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Rocky Mount, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (25.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (20.3%), and residents who report English roots (20.0%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.5%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (1.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.7% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (61.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (27.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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