Rockingham County, North Carolina

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Key figures

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	92,131	10,730,404	334,922,499	662nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$57,053	$72,388	$80,734	2325th of 3,221
Median Age	44.7	39.1	38.9	796th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.0%	35.7%	35.7%	2497th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,600	$288,900	$332,700	1838th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$810	$1,228	$1,413	2030th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.3%	13.0%	12.5%	1045th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.7%	5.2%	812th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	162.9	220.7	n/a	715th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.3%	9.1%	14.1%	1446th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.7	n/a	n/a	2507th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.1%	66.6%	65.2%	2003rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.0	25.1	26.4	993rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.0%	16.3%	15.1%	2122nd of 3,222
Uninsured	14.2%	n/a	n/a	836th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.6%	47.2%	46.9%	2287th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.2%	n/a	n/a	2510th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.2%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	17.3%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.4	58.4	61.4

Age in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	44.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	39,606	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.7%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.0%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.2%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	27.4%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,991	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.3%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.7%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.9%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.3%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.6%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.7%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	43,868	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.7%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.4%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.7%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.9%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,258	$1,896	n/a

Education in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.5%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.5%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.0%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.3%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.6%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.1%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.7%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.7%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.7%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Rockingham County, North Carolina

Statistic	Rockingham County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.3%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.0%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.0%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	10.0%	16.7%

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