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.