Rockingham County, Virginia
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 89,316
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 89,316
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 87,674
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 83,769
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 83,765
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 6.6%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 4.7%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 83,757
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 76,314
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.7%
Female persons, percent 50.6%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 92.2%
Black alone, percent(a) 3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 10.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 3,920
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 6.2%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 38,248
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $313,000
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,618
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $461
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,160
Building Permits, 2025 685
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 32,686
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.56
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 10.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 86.8%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 29.0%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 59.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 133,546
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 748,502
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 229,128
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 629,834
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $7,374
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 22.2
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $80,693
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $41,361
Persons in poverty, percent 8.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 1,648
Total employment, 2023 29,517
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) 1,619,116
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 6,795
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,427
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 773
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 270
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 61
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,220
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 1,236
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 98.6
Population per square mile, 2010 89.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 849.79
Land area in square miles, 2010 849.09
FIPS Code 51165