Rockingham County, Virginia

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 84,739
Median household income: $78,468
Median home value: $287,900

Rockingham County is a county in Virginia with a population of 84,739. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $78,468 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockingham County's population grew 5.5% from 80,284 to 84,739, while its median household income rose 26.8% from $61,864 to $78,468.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.3% of the population. 78.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 84,739
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,468
Median home value: $287,900
Median gross rent: $1,125
Housing units: 36,095
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,28484,739

Median household income

$61,864$78,468

Median home value

$211,500$287,900

Median gross rent

$907$1,125

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,284	$61,864	$211,500	$907
2020	81,138	$64,496	$217,600	$938
2021	83,090	$67,484	$231,800	$964
2022	83,905	$73,232	$266,900	$1,078
2023	84,739	$78,468	$287,900	$1,125

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,777	5.6%
5 to 17	14,001	16.5%
18 to 24	7,920	9.3%
25 to 34	9,876	11.7%
35 to 44	10,069	11.9%
45 to 54	9,909	11.7%
55 to 64	11,395	13.4%
65 to 74	9,537	11.3%
75 and over	7,255	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	72,274	85.3%
Black or African American	1,962	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.1%
Asian	914	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	83	0.1%
Some other race	215	0.3%
Two or more races	1,741	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,501	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,536	13.0%
High school graduate	20,951	36.1%
Some college or associate's	13,071	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	9,613	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,870	11.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,496	78.1%
Carpooled	4,099	9.8%
Public transit	74	0.2%
Walked	1,252	3.0%
Bicycle	64	0.2%
Worked from home	3,356	8.1%
Other means	291	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,820	30.9%
15 to 29 min	16,655	43.5%
30 to 44 min	6,942	18.1%
45 to 59 min	1,447	3.8%
60+ min	1,412	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 9.6% (7,902 of 82,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,324	69.7%
Nonfamily households	9,724	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,048	88.8%
Vacant	4,047	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,093	75.2%
Renter-occupied	7,955	24.8%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached10.8%

2 to 4 units3.8%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	25,804	71.5%
1-unit, attached	3,896	10.8%
2 to 4 units	1,384	3.8%
5 to 19 units	1,207	3.3%
20 or more units	684	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3,120	8.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 51165
State: Virginia
Land area: 850 sq mi
Water area: 4.11 sq mi
Center point: 38.5076, -78.8853

Cities & places

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