Rockingham is a city of 8,967 people in North Carolina. 30.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 49%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $150,800, having more than doubled since 2000. The median household earns $37,224, about 55% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,224, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rockingham
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate15.9% → 30.6%(+14.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.3% → 19.7%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$54,455 → $37,224(−32%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.5%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(74)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(87)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 312 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rockingham, decade by decade
Rockingham population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,399
$54,455
$107,523
15.3%
50.1
2000
9,672
$48,409
$116,586
15.3%
61.7
2010
9,558
$38,547
$117,244
11.0%
71.2
2020
9,243
$43,523
$121,931
19.1%
77.0
2024
8,967
$37,224
$150,800
19.7%
75.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
