Rockingham is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 4,795 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rockingham is the 32nd largest community in Vermont. Rockingham has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Of important note, Rockingham is also a town of artists. Rockingham has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rockingham’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Rockingham telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.93% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rockingham has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rockingham a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The education level of Rockingham citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.31% of adults in Rockingham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rockingham in 2022 was $40,658, which is middle income relative to Vermont, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,632 for a family of four. However, Rockingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rockingham include English, Irish, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rockingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.