Augusta County vs Rockingham County

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

Augusta County and Rockingham County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rockingham County has the higher population (84,739 vs 77,713 in Augusta County). Augusta County has the higher median household income ($79,972 vs $78,468 in Rockingham County). Rockingham County has the higher median home value ($287,900 vs $281,400 in Augusta County).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
Population	77,713	84,739
Median age	44.9 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,972	$78,468
Median home value	$281,400	$287,900
Median gross rent	$1,057	$1,125
Housing units	32,890	36,095
Homeownership rate	78.9%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
Population	75,079 → 77,713 (+3.5%)	80,284 → 84,739 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$62,711 → $79,972 (+27.5%)	$61,864 → $78,468 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$214,000 → $281,400 (+31.5%)	$211,500 → $287,900 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,057 (+18.8%)	$907 → $1,125 (+24.0%)

Augusta County

Population

75,07977,713

Median household income

$62,711$79,972

Median home value

$214,000$281,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,057

Rockingham County

Population

80,28484,739

Median household income

$61,864$78,468

Median home value

$211,500$287,900

Median gross rent

$907$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
Under 5	4.5%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	11.3%
75 and over	9.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	85.3%
Black or African American	4.3%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
No high school diploma	9.2%	13.0%
High school graduate	40.8%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	26.7%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
Drove alone	84.2%	78.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Augusta County	Rockingham County
Poverty rate	7.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1988	1986