COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rockingham vs McComb
PLACE A
Rockingham, NC
VS
PLACE B
McComb, MS
Rockingham is 20% smaller than McComb. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ROCKINGHAMMCCOMBDIFFERENCE
Total population42,04152,640−20% vs McComb
Population density8965+24
Population growth-7.9%-2.9%−5.0 pts
Median age40.538.8+1.7
Male48.1%47.6%+0.6 pts
Female51.9%52.4%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born4.1%0.9%+3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.7%44.4%+10.3 pts
Black31.2%50.5%−19.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%1.8%+6.0 pts
Asian1.0%0.4%+0.6 pts
Other5.3%2.9%+2.4 pts
Median household income$44,883$45,132−$249
Per capita income$25,908$25,544+$364
Poverty rate25.2%25.0%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.497−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%14.7%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree5.7%5.8%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%6.0%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation57.3%51.1%+6.2 pts
Median home value$127,800$114,892+$12,908
Median gross rent$724$886−$162
Owner-occupied65.9%70.3%−4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.4%22.3%−7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%35.2%+3.9 pts
Average commute24.129.6−5.5
Worked from home4.4%4.1%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured11.6%11.6%+0.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025