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Rockingham, NC

8,967 Population
7.6 square miles 1,173.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±4.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 40.5 ±0.5
  • about the same as the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,921 ±$2,730 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: $25,908 ±$1,635
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$37,224 ±$9,361 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: $44,883 † ±$5,326
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.6% ±6.5% (2,687  ±573) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 25.2% † 10,429 (±3.7% / ±1,511)
  • more than double the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.6 minutes ±4 (76,620  ±16,530) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 24.1 398,615 (±1.5 / ±34,388)
  • a little less than the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,041 ±289 Number of households
  • the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 17,026 ±468
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (8,802  ±50) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 2.4 41,349 (±0.1 / ±33)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±4.9% (96  ±108) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 6.6% † 628 (±2.4% / ±229)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,433 ±322 Number of housing units
  • the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 19,893 ±37
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$150,800 ±$32,189 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: $127,800 † ±$20,258
  • about half the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.7% ±3.3% (683  ±288.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 7.1% † 2,963 (±1.5% / ±646.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.6% ±8.3% (5,121  ±583.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 83.5% 24,123 (±4.3% / ±1,268.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.7% ±4.2% (1,206  ±265.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 16% † 4,633 (±2.1% / ±612.8)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.5% ±1.7% (315  ±155) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 4.1% 1,720
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±1.7% (312  ±115) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Rockingham, NC Micro Area: 5.7% † 1,838 (±1.1% / ±345)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
312 Total veterans ±115 294 Male ±112 18 Female ±23

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