East Rockingham vs Rockingham

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

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

Rockingham has the higher population (9,094 vs 3,177 in East Rockingham). Rockingham has the higher median household income ($36,695 vs $33,206 in East Rockingham). Rockingham has the higher median home value ($133,900 vs $102,700 in East Rockingham).

Population, income & housing

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
Population	3,177	9,094
Median age	37.4 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	$33,206	$36,695
Median home value	$102,700	$133,900
Median gross rent	$827	$717
Housing units	1,631	4,414
Homeownership rate	61.1%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
Population	3,086 → 3,177 (+2.9%)	8,865 → 9,094 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$22,227 → $33,206 (+49.4%)	$32,150 → $36,695 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$50,000 → $102,700 (+105.4%)	$97,100 → $133,900 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $827 (+6.0%)	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)

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

Rockingham

Population

8,8659,094

Median household income

$32,150$36,695

Median home value

$97,100$133,900

Median gross rent

$619$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
Under 5	3.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	28.5%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	7.4%	14.3%
35 to 44	16.7%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.1%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.8%
75 and over	5.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
White (non-Hispanic)	64.7%	52.4%
Black or African American	18.2%	36.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
No high school diploma	17.3%	12.6%
High school graduate	36.5%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
Drove alone	95.5%	84.7%
Carpooled	4.5%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
1-unit, detached	81.2%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	East Rockingham	Rockingham
Poverty rate	33.3%	33.8%
Average household size	2.28	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	35	23
Median year structure built	1970	1967