Hoffman vs Rockingham

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

Hoffman 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 789 in Hoffman). Rockingham has the higher median home value ($133,900 vs $52,700 in Hoffman). Since 2019, Hoffman's population has grown faster (+12.6% vs +2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Hoffman	Rockingham
Population	789	9,094
Median age	29.7 yrs	35.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,695
Median home value	$52,700	$133,900
Median gross rent	$774	$717
Housing units	250	4,414
Homeownership rate	64.5%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.2%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoffman	Rockingham
Population	701 → 789 (+12.6%)	8,865 → 9,094 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$32,697 → $35,781 (+9.4%)	$32,150 → $36,695 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $52,700 (-26.5%)	$97,100 → $133,900 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $774 (-1.1%)	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)

Hoffman

Population

701789

Median household income

$32,697$35,781

Median home value

$71,700$52,700

Median gross rent

$783$774

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)

	Hoffman	Rockingham
Under 5	8.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	7.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.7%	8.0%
25 to 34	32.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	6.0%	8.0%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	4.8%	8.8%
75 and over	4.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoffman	Rockingham
White (non-Hispanic)	18.9%	52.4%
Black or African American	69.6%	36.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9.5%	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	1.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoffman	Rockingham
No high school diploma	41.5%	12.6%
High school graduate	26.8%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	42.8%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoffman	Rockingham
Drove alone	96.5%	84.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	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)

	Hoffman	Rockingham
1-unit, detached	48.4%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	51.6%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Hoffman	Rockingham
Poverty rate	40.7%	33.8%
Average household size	3.85	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1992	1967