East Rockingham vs Hoffman

A side-by-side comparison of East Rockingham and Hoffman: population, income, housing, and more.

East Rockingham and Hoffman are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Rockingham has the higher population (3,177 vs 789 in Hoffman). East Rockingham has the higher median home value ($102,700 vs $52,700 in Hoffman). Since 2019, Hoffman's population has grown faster (+12.6% vs +2.9%).

Population, income & housing

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
Population	3,177	789
Median age	37.4 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,206	—
Median home value	$102,700	$52,700
Median gross rent	$827	$774
Housing units	1,631	250
Homeownership rate	61.1%	64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	3.2%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
Population	3,086 → 3,177 (+2.9%)	701 → 789 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$22,227 → $33,206 (+49.4%)	$32,697 → $35,781 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $102,700 (+105.4%)	$71,700 → $52,700 (-26.5%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $827 (+6.0%)	$783 → $774 (-1.1%)

East Rockingham

Population

3,0863,177

Median household income

$22,227$33,206

Median home value

$50,000$102,700

Median gross rent

$780$827

Hoffman

Population

701789

Median household income

$32,697$35,781

Median home value

$71,700$52,700

Median gross rent

$783$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
Under 5	3.9%	8.7%
5 to 17	28.5%	7.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	7.4%	32.1%
35 to 44	16.7%	6.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.7%	4.8%
75 and over	5.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	18.9%
Black or African American	18.2%	69.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	9.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
No high school diploma	17.3%	41.5%
High school graduate	36.5%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
Drove alone	95.5%	96.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
1-unit, detached	81.2%	48.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	51.6%

Poverty & households

	East Rockingham	Hoffman
Poverty rate	33.3%	40.7%
Average household size	2.28	3.85
Mean commute (minutes)	35	28
Median year structure built	1970	1992