China Grove vs Rockwell

A side-by-side comparison of China Grove and Rockwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

China Grove has the higher population (4,487 vs 2,688 in Rockwell). Rockwell has the higher median household income ($64,141 vs $53,717 in China Grove). Rockwell has the higher median home value ($218,800 vs $207,500 in China Grove).

Population, income & housing

	China Grove	Rockwell
Population	4,487	2,688
Median age	34.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,717	$64,141
Median home value	$207,500	$218,800
Median gross rent	$955	$846
Housing units	2,009	1,085
Homeownership rate	66.8%	59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	China Grove	Rockwell
Population	4,189 → 4,487 (+7.1%)	2,119 → 2,688 (+26.9%)
Median household income	$51,658 → $53,717 (+4.0%)	$57,471 → $64,141 (+11.6%)
Median home value	$118,200 → $207,500 (+75.5%)	$124,600 → $218,800 (+75.6%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $955 (+37.2%)	$798 → $846 (+6.0%)

China Grove

Population

4,1894,487

Median household income

$51,658$53,717

Median home value

$118,200$207,500

Median gross rent

$696$955

Rockwell

Population

2,1192,688

Median household income

$57,471$64,141

Median home value

$124,600$218,800

Median gross rent

$798$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	China Grove	Rockwell
Under 5	4.0%	8.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.7%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	23.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.2%
65 to 74	10.5%	8.5%
75 and over	3.4%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	China Grove	Rockwell
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	88.7%
Black or African American	4.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.4%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	China Grove	Rockwell
No high school diploma	17.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	23.2%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	China Grove	Rockwell
Drove alone	89.1%	79.6%
Carpooled	3.8%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	China Grove	Rockwell
1-unit, detached	75.5%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	19.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	China Grove	Rockwell
Poverty rate	18.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.24	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1969	1987