Wentworth

Population: 2,670
Median household income: $67,455
Median home value: $165,700

Located in Rockingham County, North Carolina, Wentworth is a community with a population of 2,670. At $67,455, its median household income sits above Rockingham County's $55,796.

From 2019 to 2023, Wentworth's population declined 2.2% from 2,730 to 2,670, while its median home value rose 19.0% from $139,300 to $165,700.

16.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 89.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,670
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,455
Median home value: $165,700
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 1,060
Homeownership rate: 89.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7302,670

Median household income

$58,938$67,455

Median home value

$139,300$165,700

Median gross rent

$830$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,730	$58,938	$139,300	$830
2020	2,720	$56,685	$141,900	$848
2021	2,655	$64,596	$152,100	$848
2022	2,664	$71,806	$161,700	$932
2023	2,670	$67,455	$165,700	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	1.5%
5 to 17	594	22.2%
18 to 24	252	9.4%
25 to 34	355	13.3%
35 to 44	270	10.1%
45 to 54	380	14.2%
55 to 64	301	11.3%
65 to 74	327	12.2%
75 and over	151	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,908	71.5%
Black or African American	493	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.1%
Some other race	6	0.2%
Two or more races	29	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	230	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's35.4%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	251	14.1%
High school graduate	606	34.0%
Some college or associate's	631	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	118	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	178	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	796	85.5%
Carpooled	98	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	1.7%
Other means	6	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	348	38.0%
15 to 29 min	218	23.8%
30 to 44 min	196	21.4%
45 to 59 min	96	10.5%
60+ min	57	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 20.1% (478 of 2,378)

	Count	Share
Family households	652	71.7%
Nonfamily households	257	28.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	909	85.8%
Vacant	151	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	810	89.1%
Renter-occupied	99	10.9%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	761	71.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	90	8.5%
5 to 19 units	11	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	198	18.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3771900
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 36.4012, -79.7569