Bedford County vs Rockingham County

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

Bedford 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 80,254 in Bedford County). Rockingham County has the higher median household income ($78,468 vs $77,644 in Bedford County). Rockingham County has the higher median home value ($287,900 vs $276,600 in Bedford County).

Population, income & housing

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
Population	80,254	84,739
Median age	47.1 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,644	$78,468
Median home value	$276,600	$287,900
Median gross rent	$955	$1,125
Housing units	37,383	36,095
Homeownership rate	84.2%	75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.6%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
Population	78,376 → 80,254 (+2.4%)	80,284 → 84,739 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$64,199 → $77,644 (+20.9%)	$61,864 → $78,468 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$201,900 → $276,600 (+37.0%)	$211,500 → $287,900 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$855 → $955 (+11.7%)	$907 → $1,125 (+24.0%)

Bedford County

Population

78,37680,254

Median household income

$64,199$77,644

Median home value

$201,900$276,600

Median gross rent

$855$955

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)

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
Under 5	4.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	13.7%	11.3%
75 and over	9.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	85.3%
Black or African American	6.0%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
No high school diploma	7.7%	13.0%
High school graduate	28.2%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
Drove alone	80.1%	78.1%
Carpooled	6.9%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	11.1%	8.1%
Other means	1.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	4.4%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Bedford County	Rockingham County
Poverty rate	8.1%	9.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1989	1986