COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Rockbridge County

Virginia · 18,350 residents · 597 sq mi

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Rockbridge County is a county of 18,350 people in Virginia. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. Households here earn about 25% less than in Virginia as a whole. The typical home is worth $55,100. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,350

−12%vs 2000

vs 20,808 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

597 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,120)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(1,149)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,146)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(1,235)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,296)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(2,766)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(2,385)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.9%(2,559)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(2,166)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,651)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(763)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(114)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,955

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,035 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,287

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,356 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,100

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$310

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(19,775)

Black2.9%(610)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(120)

Asian0.4%(92)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(17,787)

Black2.6%(482)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(42)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other0.3%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(326)

Central American0.4%(83)

Honduran0.4%(83)

South American0.2%(55)

Puerto Rican0.1%(32)

Peruvian0.1%(32)

Chilean0.1%(19)

Bolivian0%(4)

Spaniard0%(3)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.4%(80)

Vietnamese0.2%(51)

Chinese0.1%(32)

Filipino0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(107)

Ancestry

American16.9%(3,815)

English15.4%(3,462)

German14.2%(3,206)

Irish7.7%(1,735)

Scottish3.1%(701)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(648)

French2%(456)

Italian1.5%(338)

Polish1.1%(238)

British0.9%(192)

Welsh0.7%(168)

Subsaharan African0.7%(167)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(131)

Swiss0.5%(119)

Nigerian0.5%(116)

Norwegian0.4%(80)

Russian0.3%(75)

Swedish0.3%(69)

Austrian0.3%(68)

Greek0.3%(58)

Czech0.2%(48)

Danish0.2%(47)

Croatian0.2%(37)

French Canadian0.1%(32)

Hungarian0.1%(28)

Canadian0.1%(13)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Arab0%(11)

Palestinian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(8)

West Indian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(7)

Ethiopian0%(6)

Syrian0%(3)

Armenian0%(1)

Ghanaian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.9%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.1%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 16.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28%(2,687)

Married55.6%(5,339)

Widowed4.5%(437)

Divorced11.9%(1,147)

Women 15+

Never married20.1%(1,992)

Married55.9%(5,530)

Widowed12.5%(1,234)

Divorced11.5%(1,142)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.3%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)11.8%(178)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(308)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.8%(738)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.1%(108)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,512 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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