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Rockingham County

Virginia · 89,316 residents (2025 est.) · 850 sq mi
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Rockingham County is home to 85,600 people in Virginia. Few US counties rank higher on income. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 26% since 2000. The foreign-born share is 6%. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,693, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Rockingham County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share97.1% → 84.4% (−12.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts

Among the 133 counties in Virginia

  • 48th in household income$80,693
  • 58th in share with a bachelor's degree29.0%
  • 51st in home value$313,000
  • 101st in diversity score34.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
85,600
+26%since 2000
from 67,725 in 2000
89,316 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
101 / sq mi
+26%since 2000
from 80 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.1
+7%since 2000
from 37.5 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
850 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
55K63K72K80K88K19902000201020202024Rockingham County
202486K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(4,850)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(4,964)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(5,676)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(5,871)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(5,465)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.8%(10,097)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(10,448)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.3%(9,713)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(11,331)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.4%(9,777)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846.6%(5,626)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(1,782)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$80,693
+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,748 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,361
+120%since 2000
from $18,795 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.0%
+26.0 ptssince 2009
from 28.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
9.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.450
+3%since 2010
from 0.436 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.9%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.1%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction3.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.4%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$313,000
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $103,200 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,160
+31%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $485 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2000
from 78.0% in 2000
24.7% rent
Vacancy rate
10.6%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.46 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.6%
−7.3 ptssince 2009
from 22.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
38.8%
+6.6 ptssince 2009
from 32.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.9
+8%since 2009
from 3.6 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
60
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.4%(63,938)
Black1.3%(868)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(2,221)
Asian0.3%(189)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic84.4%(72,239)
Black2.2%(1,853)
Hispanic / Latino9.3%(7,966)
Asian1.1%(936)
Other3%(2,606)
Diversity Score
35
+89%since 2009
from 18 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
20
−25%since 2020
from 26 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.5%(3,012)
Central American1.7%(1,472)
Puerto Rican1.6%(1,373)
Honduran0.7%(614)
Salvadoran0.7%(601)
Dominican0.6%(534)
Spaniard0.4%(342)
Guatemalan0.2%(201)
Cuban0.2%(185)
Colombian0.1%(118)
Uruguayan0.1%(86)
+ 6 more hispanic origin groups with data
Bolivian0.1%(85)
Argentine0.1%(81)
Paraguayan0.1%(63)
Asian origin
Filipino0.2%(200)
Vietnamese0.2%(194)
Pakistani0.2%(177)
Chinese0.1%(106)
Bangladeshi0.1%(74)
Asian Indian0.1%(61)
Thai0%(39)
Korean0%(26)
Laotian0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0%(40)
Chamorro0%(23)
Samoan0%(10)
Ancestry
German21.2%(18,180)
English12.2%(10,406)
American7.7%(6,592)
Irish6.8%(5,832)
Swiss2.8%(2,369)
Italian2.7%(2,306)
Scotch-Irish2.2%(1,848)
Scottish1.9%(1,618)
French1.2%(1,065)
Dutch1.2%(1,028)
Polish1.1%(977)
Welsh0.6%(539)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Russian0.6%(528)
Arab0.6%(505)
Ukrainian0.4%(349)
Swedish0.4%(328)
Norwegian0.4%(310)
British0.4%(305)
Hungarian0.3%(285)
Austrian0.2%(136)
Croatian0.1%(100)
Iraqi0.1%(97)
Serbian0.1%(81)
Slovak0.1%(78)
Danish0.1%(76)
Syrian0.1%(73)
Jordanian0.1%(66)
West Indian0.1%(66)
Finnish0.1%(60)
Greek0.1%(58)
Iranian0.1%(55)
Czech0.1%(51)
Portuguese0.1%(50)
Jamaican0.1%(44)
Israeli0%(36)
Canadian0%(26)
Lebanese0%(25)
Brazilian0%(24)
Belgian0%(22)
Ghanaian0%(16)
Haitian0%(12)
Egyptian0%(11)
Romanian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.0%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.4%
+15.1 ptssince 2000
from 72.4% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.7%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 6.4% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.2 min
+55%since 2000
from 14.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.7%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 80.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
9.2%
+4.6 ptssince 2009
from 4.6% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.1%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
2.7%
−2.0 ptssince 2011
from 4.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
−2.5 ptssince 2011
from 66.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
77.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 75.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.3%
+2.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.9%
+6.2 ptssince 2009
from 28.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.3% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.7% in 2009
Foreign born
6.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.9%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2012
from 11.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.8%
+15.1 ptssince 2017
from 71.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.0%
+4.1 ptssince 2020
from 87.9% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
89.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 88.0% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
89.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2016
from 91.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
6.8%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 5.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.1%(10,666)
Married56.8%(19,466)
Widowed2.6%(893)
Divorced9.5%(3,261)
Women 15+
Never married26.6%(9,513)
Married53.2%(19,052)
Widowed9.5%(3,406)
Divorced10.8%(3,853)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2013
from 14.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
54.1%
−3.9 ptssince 2020
from 58.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.6%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.8%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 20.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
14.4%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 11.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.4%
−6.7 ptssince 2020
from 74.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.6%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 30.4% 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)20.9%(820)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(784)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.2%(1,537)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(269)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(34)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,920 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 County, decade by decade

Rockingham County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199057,482$71,131$171,60514.6%7.2
200067,725$74,229$187,99517.6%13.4
201076,314$71,828$277,50021.9%20.5
202083,757$78,172$263,74027.0%33.2
202485,600$80,693$313,00029.0%34.7

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Rockingham County, Virginia?

Rockingham County, Virginia has about 85,600 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Rockingham County, Virginia?

The typical household in Rockingham County, Virginia earns about $80,693 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Rockingham County, Virginia expensive?

In Rockingham County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $313,000, and the typical rent is about $1,160 a month.

How educated are people in Rockingham County, Virginia?

About 29.0% of adults age 25 and over in Rockingham County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Rockingham County, Virginia?

About 9.8% of people in Rockingham County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Rockingham County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Rockingham County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 28,118 residents, a change of about 49 percent over that period.

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