Rockingham County, New Hampshire

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 317,163
Median household income: $113,927
Median home value: $461,400

Rockingham County, New Hampshire counts 317,163 residents. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $113,927 runs above the New Hampshire figure of $95,628.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockingham County's population grew 3.5% from 306,359 to 317,163, while its median household income rose 21.5% from $93,756 to $113,927.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.0% of the population. 73.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 317,163
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $113,927
Median home value: $461,400
Median gross rent: $1,619
Housing units: 136,681
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

306,359317,163

Median household income

$93,756$113,927

Median home value

$326,300$461,400

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,619

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	306,359	$93,756	$326,300	$1,228
2020	308,211	$93,962	$344,000	$1,274
2021	312,771	$101,683	$367,300	$1,371
2022	315,169	$110,225	$424,100	$1,518
2023	317,163	$113,927	$461,400	$1,619

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14,428	4.5%
5 to 17	45,128	14.2%
18 to 24	22,572	7.1%
25 to 34	37,871	11.9%
35 to 44	39,251	12.4%
45 to 54	43,043	13.6%
55 to 64	52,865	16.7%
65 to 74	38,282	12.1%
75 and over	23,723	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	285,503	90.0%
Black or African American	2,434	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	229	0.1%
Asian	6,566	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	121	0.0%
Some other race	1,438	0.5%
Two or more races	9,694	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,178	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree27.8%

Graduate or professional degree17.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,156	3.9%
High school graduate	58,756	25.0%
Some college or associate's	61,873	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	65,335	27.8%
Graduate or professional degree	39,915	17.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	127,029	73.9%
Carpooled	9,528	5.5%
Public transit	1,028	0.6%
Walked	2,650	1.5%
Bicycle	332	0.2%
Worked from home	29,647	17.2%
Other means	1,700	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32,775	23.0%
15 to 29 min	48,583	34.1%
30 to 44 min	31,557	22.2%
45 to 59 min	14,413	10.1%
60+ min	14,939	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 4.8% (15,031 of 314,843)

	Count	Share
Family households	86,483	68.3%
Nonfamily households	40,105	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	126,588	92.6%
Vacant	10,093	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	99,519	78.6%
Renter-occupied	27,069	21.4%

1-unit, detached65.2%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	89,085	65.2%
1-unit, attached	10,885	8.0%
2 to 4 units	10,206	7.5%
5 to 19 units	10,153	7.4%
20 or more units	9,848	7.2%
Mobile home & other	6,504	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 33015
State: New Hampshire
Land area: 695 sq mi
Water area: 100 sq mi
Center point: 42.9887, -71.0991