Rockingham, NC Demographic Data
Rockingham, NC Summary
Rockingham is located in Richmond County in North Carolina
- Population: 9,524
- Area: 7.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,238.16 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 265.75 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockingham, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,990
54%
50.8
Male
4,299
46%
49.2
Total Population
9,289
323,128,000
Rockingham, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
582
6.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
621
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
554
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
508
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
807
8.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,179
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,009
10.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,341
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
531
5.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
587
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
763
8.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
518
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
289
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,316
78.8%
77.2
Female
4,098
56.0%
51.3
Male
3,218
44.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,723
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,923
20.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,570
16.9%
15.2
Female
1,024
65.2%
55.8
Male
546
34.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Rockingham, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,131
98.3%
96.8
White
5,699
61.4%
72.6
Black or African American
3,205
34.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
130
1.4%
0.8
Asian
47
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
15
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
32
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
50
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
158
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
383
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
92
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
71
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
220
2.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,906
95.9%
82.2
Rockingham, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
231
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
735
11.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,044
32.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,521
24.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
599
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
705
11.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
382
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
966
15.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,251
84.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,087
17.4%
31.2
Rockingham, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,635
35.0%
33.7%
Now Married
2,968
39.4%
47.5
Divorced
725
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
425
5.6%
2.0
Widowed
779
10.3
5.8%
Rockingham, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,348
95.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
359
4.1%
21.6%
Spanish
312
3.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
47
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rockingham, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
590
14.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
397
10.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
616
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
561
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
520
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
671
17.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
273
6.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
255
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
32
0.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
36
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
31,698
57,617
Per capita income
19,613
31,128
Rockingham, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
29
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
280
8.2%
9.8
Construction
200
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,170
34.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
68
2.0%
6.6
Information
41
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
451
13.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
98
2.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
258
7.5%
11.4
Public administration
278
8.1%
4.6
Retail trade
348
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
178
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
36
1.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
346
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,270
37.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
444
12.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
595
17.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
780
22.7%
18.1%
Rockingham, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,364
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,776
82.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
404
12.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
123
3.7%
2.7
Other means
25
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
36
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.4
26.6
Rockingham, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
613
15.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,658
42.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,135
28.7%
37.1
3 or more
545
13.8%
21.0
Rockingham, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,951
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,106
53.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,845
46.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
396
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rockingham, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,347
1 room
24
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
8
0.2%
2.7
3 rooms
458
10.5%
9.1
4 rooms
880
20.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,219
28.0%
19.8
6 rooms
967
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
353
8.1%
12.0
8 rooms
200
4.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
238
5.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rockingham, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,347
1-unit, detached
2,910
66.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
44
1.0%
5.9
2-units
298
6.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
262
6.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
511
11.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
85
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
72
1.7%
9.0
Mobile home
165
3.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockingham, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
341
7.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
334
7.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
648
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
850
19.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
935
21.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
654
15.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
178
4.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
332
7.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
75
1.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rockingham, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,250
31.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
223
5.6%
4.7
Electricity
2,396
60.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
43
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
23
0.6%
1.1
Rockingham, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,136
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
25
2.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
26
2.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
39
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
80
7.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
103
9.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
378
33.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
485
42.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
561
50.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
118
10.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
124
11.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
116
10.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
202
18.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
Rockingham, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,723
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
100
5.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
608
35.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,015
58.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
122
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
584
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
229
13.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
224
13.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
181
10.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
116
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
162
9.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
768
45.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
165
0.0%
0.0%
Rockingham, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,106
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
240
11.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
866
41.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
484
23.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
366
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
61
2.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
33
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
36
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
98,100
205,000
