Rockingham is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 9,010 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Rockingham is the 103rd largest community in North Carolina.
Rockingham is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Rockingham who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.53% of the adults in Rockingham have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rockingham in 2018 was $22,344, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,376 for a family of four. However, Rockingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rockingham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockingham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockingham include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Danish.
The most common language spoken in Rockingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.