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Rockingham County, VA

87,674 Population
849.8 square miles 103.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,297 ±$5,535 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$81,918 ±$3,821 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.5% ±2.2% (6,314  ±1,872) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.2 minutes ±0.7 (845,400  ±35,434) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,412 ±1,030 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.1 (85,762  ±58) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±2.4% (1,242  ±480) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

37,551 ±355 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$324,900 ±$16,697 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

7.8% ±2.5% (6,748  ±2,130.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

87.3% ±5.3% (52,345  ±3,211.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
29.2% ±3.2% (17,519  ±1,910.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7% (6,147  ±1,428) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.7% ±0.9% (3,173  ±613) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,173 Total veterans ±613 2,952 Male ±618 221 Female ±192

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