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28379

Rockingham, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
23,417
Median household income
$49,149
People below poverty
24%
Median home value
$157,400

Income

The median income of households in 28379 was $49,149. An estimated 9.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9.6
$10,000 to $14,999 8.4
$15,000 to $24,999 7.9
$25,000 to $34,999 11.1
$35,000 to $49,999 14.1
$50,000 to $74,999 18.7
$75,000 to $99,999 11.5
$100,000 to $149,999 11.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4.5
$200,000 or more 3.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50301
Female 42667

An estimated 68.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,870. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 68.7
Social Security 38.7
Retirement income 27.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 12.5
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 39.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 18.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24
Children under 18 years below poverty 39.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 18.3

In 2020-2024, 28.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28379 in 2020-2024, 88.5% had health insurance coverage and 11.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.6% and public coverage was 49.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.3%.


In 2020-2024, 28379 had a total population of 23,417 - 12,693 (54.2%) females and 10,724 (45.8%) males. The median age was 42.6 years. An estimated 22.6% of the population was under 18 years, 28.5% was 19 to 44 years, 27.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28379 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 724 711
5 to 9 568 346
10 to 14 819 1152
15 to 19 455 785
20 to 24 378 653
25 to 29 717 643
30 to 34 682 936
35 to 39 518 650
40 to 44 818 681
45 to 49 593 844
50 to 54 653 750
55 to 59 778 815
60 to 64 979 998
65 to 69 920 1028
70 to 74 498 605
75 to 79 335 565
80 to 84 177 179
85 and over 112 352

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 56.7% were White; 32.4% were Black or African American; 13.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.4% were Asian; 17% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.3% of the people in 28379 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54.3% of the people in 28379 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,101 households in 28379. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 39.6% of the households in 28379 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.6% of all households, while 21.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.3% of all households.

In 28379, 28.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 39.6
Cohabiting Couples 4.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.6% of males and 40.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.1 31.3
Now married, except separated 46.6 40.7
Separated 4.1 2.6
Widowed 4.1 12.6
Divorced 13.1 12.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28379, 455 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 67.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.5% of the people living in 28379 were U.S. natives. 72.1% of the 28379 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.5% of 28379 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 79.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 86.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28379 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28379.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 64.7
Asia 30.9
Europe 4.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28379 in 2020-2024, 9.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.2% of people at least five years old; 3.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 7.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 28379 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.2
Different house, same county 2.6
Different county, same state 3.3
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28379 was 4,919 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 198 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,967. College or graduate school enrollment was 754.

Educational Attainment of People in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.4
High school diploma or equivalency 30.1
Some college, no degree 23.8
Associate's degree 12.9
Bachelor's degree 11.8
Graduate or professional degree 6.9

Disability

In 28379, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 15.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28379, 52.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,580 77.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,072 21.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 172 1.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28379 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.6
Construction 4.1
Manufacturing 15.8
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 0.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 6.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28379 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,439 35
Service occupations 1,426 14.5
Sales and office occupations 1,863 19
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,099 11.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,997 20.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.5% of 28379 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 3.1

In 2020-2024, 28379 had a total of 11,578 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.1
Mobile homes 14.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28379 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 66.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28379 had 10,101 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,477 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 64.5% while renters occupied 35.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.93.

1.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.4% and another 21.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28379:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28379 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 31.9
Electricity 63.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.7
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28379 was $157,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.6 % had a mortgage. 45.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,189 and for owners without a mortgage it was $476.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28379 was $802. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.