COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Rockbridge County

Virginia · 20,808 residents · 597 sq mi

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Rockbridge County is a county of 20,808 people in Virginia. The median age is 40.4, about 5 years above the US median. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 23% less than in Virginia as a whole. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $442 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,808

+13%since 1990

from 18,350 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.4

+10%since 1990

from 36.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

597 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202423K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.4%(1,123)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.9%(1,231)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(1,387)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.4%(1,329)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.7%(1,196)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.6%(2,421)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.5%(3,229)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.1%(3,151)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.9%(2,482)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.3%(1,942)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.9%(1,027)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.4%(290)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,035

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $24,955 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,356

+63%since 1990

from $11,287 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.6%

−4.0 ptssince 1990

from 13.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,500

+30%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $55,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$442

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $310 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.7%

+2.8 ptssince 1990

from 74.9% in 1990

22.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black2.6%(482)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(42)

Asian0.1%(21)

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(19,775)

Black2.9%(610)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(120)

Asian0.4%(92)

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

18.7%

+5.8 ptssince 1990

from 12.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

71.0%

+8.8 ptssince 1990

from 62.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

8.5%

+2.3 ptssince 1990

from 6.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.8 min

−23%since 1990

from 21.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.8%(2,205)

Married61.4%(5,241)

Widowed3.3%(284)

Divorced9.4%(804)

Women 15+

Never married16.3%(1,396)

Married62.9%(5,377)

Widowed11.1%(951)

Divorced9.7%(826)

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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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