COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pendleton County vs Rockingham County
PLACE A
Pendleton County, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Pendleton County is 98% smaller than Rockingham County. Rockingham County earns more, with a median household income $53,400 higher. Rockingham County has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -20%).
PENDLETON COUNTYROCKINGHAM COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,826324,077−98% vs Rockingham County
Population density8466−458
Population growth-20.2%6.4%−26.6 pts
Median age50.745.0+5.7
Male51.8%49.7%+2.0 pts
Female48.2%50.3%−2.0 pts
Foreign-born0.1%5.2%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%89.5%+4.9 pts
Black1.4%0.7%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%3.7%−1.5 pts
Asian0.2%1.9%−1.7 pts
Other1.7%4.2%−2.5 pts
Median household income$64,931$118,331−$53,400
Per capita income$33,377$61,558−$28,181
Poverty rate16.6%4.8%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%45.7%−27.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%17.2%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%3.6%+2.8 pts
Labor force participation51.3%67.9%−16.6 pts
Median home value$183,800$497,500−$313,700
Median gross rent$770$1,687−$917
Owner-occupied84.9%78.4%+6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate36.6%7.4%+29.2 pts
Rent-burdened households22.7%46.7%−24.0 pts
Average commute29.628.9+0.7
Worked from home9.7%19.4%−9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured6.8%4.1%+2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025