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Rockingham County, NC

Demographic and economic profile of Rockingham County, NC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rockingham County has a population of 93,517 with nearly flat growth of 0.3% over five years, a median household income of $57,053, and median worker earnings of $38,158—below state and national norms. The labor force participation rate is 57.3% with an unemployment rate of 6.3%, and only 16.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $156,000 and median gross rent of $789/month, and the 72.4% homeownership rate reflects an established, older resident base with a median age of 44.7 years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

93,517

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$57,053

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

Rockingham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone66,859 (72.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone15,915 (17.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,634 (3.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,391 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,379 (2.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone476 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,406
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic189
  3. 3.Other Indo-European94
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)78
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)56

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,236

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,321

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)8,466
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,075
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,371
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,539
  5. 5.Construction (Group)3,480

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations12,568
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,825
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations7,034
  4. 4.Service Occupations6,502
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,462

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.99×)8,010
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.21×)3,401
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)2,199
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.07×)997
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)2,332

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$156,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$789/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,974 (13.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,917 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,756 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,483 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,085 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,053 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,158

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone31,754 (80.1%)
  • Carpooled3,612 (9.1%)
  • Worked At Home2,790 (7.0%)
  • Other703 (1.8%)
  • Walked660 (1.7%)
  • Motorcycle108 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.