Rockbridge County, VA Demographic Data
Rockbridge County, VA Summary
Rockbridge County is located in Virginia
- Population: 22,384
- Area: 600.97 sq. miles
- Land Area: 597.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.41 sq. miles
- Population Density: 37.24 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 937.34 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockbridge County, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,300
50%
50.8
Male
11,150
50%
49.2
Total Population
22,450
323,128,000
Rockbridge County, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,075
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,185
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,027
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,155
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,191
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,231
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,318
10.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,192
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,802
8.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,892
8.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,944
13.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,748
7.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
690
3.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
18,422
82.1%
77.2
Female
9,342
50.7%
51.3
Male
9,080
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,837
79.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
6,523
29.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
5,382
24.0%
15.2
Female
2,779
51.6%
55.8
Male
2,603
48.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Rockbridge County, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,910
97.6%
96.8
White
20,977
93.4%
72.6
Black or African American
580
2.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
22
0.1%
0.8
Asian
138
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
12
0.1%
0.2
Korean
97
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
16
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
28
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
28
0.1%
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
165
0.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
540
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
351
1.6%
17.8
Mexican
139
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
85
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
21
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
106
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,099
98.4%
82.2
Rockbridge County, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
976
5.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,338
8.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,290
37.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,983
17.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,005
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,135
12.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,090
12.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,314
13.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
14,503
86.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,225
25.1%
31.2
Rockbridge County, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,213
22.0%
33.7%
Now Married
10,580
55.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,531
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
278
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
1,561
8.1
5.8%
Rockbridge County, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,585
96.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
790
3.7%
21.6%
Spanish
408
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
314
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
67
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
1
0.0%
1.1%
Rockbridge County, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
488
5.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
411
4.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,211
13.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,114
12.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,245
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,895
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,190
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,026
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
305
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
392
4.2%
6.4
Median household income
52,478
57,617
Per capita income
29,603
31,128
Rockbridge County, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
295
2.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
611
6.0%
9.8
Construction
822
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,688
26.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
464
4.6%
6.6
Information
119
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,519
14.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
601
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
809
7.9%
11.4
Public administration
478
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,346
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
396
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
36
0.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,160
11.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,389
33.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,699
16.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,298
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,638
16.1%
18.1%
Rockbridge County, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,917
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,319
83.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
709
7.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
35
0.4%
5.1
Walked
93
0.9%
2.7
Other means
148
1.5%
1.8
Worked at home
613
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.0
26.6
Rockbridge County, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
309
3.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,204
23.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,707
40.0%
37.1
3 or more
3,057
33.0%
21.0
Rockbridge County, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
9,277
82.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,176
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,101
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,988
17.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Rockbridge County, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,265
1 room
102
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
163
1.4%
2.7
3 rooms
496
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,728
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,087
18.5%
19.8
6 rooms
2,447
21.7%
17.8
7 rooms
1,255
11.1%
12.0
8 rooms
1,396
12.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,591
14.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rockbridge County, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,265
1-unit, detached
9,176
81.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
121
1.1%
5.9
2-units
174
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
72
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
190
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
92
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
115
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
1,279
11.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
46
0.4%
0.1
Rockbridge County, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,790
15.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
508
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
738
6.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,295
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,423
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,212
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,976
17.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,049
18.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
257
2.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
17
0.2%
1.4%
Rockbridge County, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
689
7.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,344
14.5%
4.7
Electricity
4,231
45.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,237
13.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
29
0.3%
0.1
Wood
1,666
18.0%
1.9
Solar energy
29
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
29
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
23
0.2%
1.1
Rockbridge County, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,797
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
160
4.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
173
4.6%
7.0%
Less than $500
207
5.5%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
392
10.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
543
14.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,093
28.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,229
32.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,504
40.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
596
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
355
9.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
262
7.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,040
27.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Rockbridge County, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,829
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
16
0.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
62
3.4%
11.9%
$3,000 or more
123
6.7%
1.8%
Less than $500
300
16.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
306
16.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,022
55.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
272
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
685
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
340
19.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
116
6.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
146
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
241
13.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
293
16.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
658
36.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
307
0.0%
0.0%
Rockbridge County, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,176
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
588
8.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,037
14.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,068
14.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,022
14.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,436
20.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,299
18.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
653
9.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
73
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
193,300
205,000
