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Rockingham County Public Schools Overview

Bridgewater College located in Rockingham County Public Schools area. A total of 30,994 households are located in Rockingham County Public Schools area. Among them, 9,057 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 22,187 and 18,717 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.33% (2,616) of residents are non-citizens and 9.00% (7,065) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Rockingham County Public Schools, Virginia
Household	30,994
Population	78,527
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	9,057 (29.22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	22,187
Total Students	18,717
Pre-Kindergarten	918
Kindergarten	1,079
Grade 1-8	7,843
Grade 9-12	4,208
College/Graduate School	4,669
Veterans	62,431
Non-citizen	2,616
Non-English Home Language	7,065
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

64,748 residents are over the age of 16 and 40,709 people are in labor force. Among them, 40,684 people are in civilian labor force and 25 are in armed labor force. 39,423 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Rockingham County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,557	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	31,273	81.11%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,440	8.92%
Public transportation	86	0.22%
Walked	1,520	3.94%
Other method	529	1.37%
Worked from home	1,709	4.43%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,423	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	13,035	33.06%
Service	6,446	16.35%
Sales and office	8,358	21.20%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,698	11.92%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,886	17.47%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,423	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,057	5.22%
Construction	3,165	8.03%
Manufacturing	5,160	13.09%
Wholesale trade	1,144	2.90%
Retail trade	4,872	12.36%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,742	4.42%
Information	422	1.07%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,497	3.80%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,733	6.93%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,952	25.24%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,329	8.44%
Other services, except public administration	2,048	5.19%
Public administration	1,302	3.30%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,423	-
Private wage and salary workers	30,329	76.93%
Government workers	6,212	15.76%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,772	7.03%
Unpaid family workers	110	0.28%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,865 for the 30,994 households in Rockingham County Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $32,091. 71,657 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.66%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	30,994	-
Less than $10,000	1,429	4.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	985	3.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,184	7.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,729	8.80%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,158	16.64%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,198	20.00%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,857	15.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,679	15.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,549	5.00%
More than $200,000	1,226	3.96%
Median Household Income	$61,864	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,865	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	22,059	-
Less than $10,000	618	2.80%
$10,000 - $14,999	266	1.21%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,104	5.00%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,526	6.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,437	15.58%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,566	20.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,897	17.67%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,125	18.70%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,381	6.26%
More than $200,000	1,139	5.16%

Median Family Income	$72,299	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$91,176	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,091	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,251	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,251	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	79,919	-
With health insurance coverage	71,657	89.66%
Public coverage	23,681	29.63%
Private health insurance	59,953	75.02%
Without health insurance coverage	8,262	10.34%

Housing

There are 35,504 housing units in Rockingham County Public Schools area, Virginia with 30,994 units (87.30%) occupied. 23,080 houses (74.47%) are occupied by owner and 7,914 houses (25.53%) are rented. The average housing value is $211,500 and the average rental cost is $907. 1,043 houses (2.94%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,982 houses (16.85%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,504	-
Occupied	30,994	87.30%
Owner Occupied	23,080	74.47%
Renter Occupied	7,914	25.53%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	25,892	72.93%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,025	8.52%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,350	9.44%
Mobile Homes	3,237	9.12%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,504	-
Built 2014 or later	1,043	2.94%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,340	3.77%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,970	16.82%
Built 1990 - 1999	5,381	15.16%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,811	13.55%
Built 1970 - 1979	5,409	15.23%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,181	8.96%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,387	6.72%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,982	16.85%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,504	-
1 room	574	1.62%
2 rooms	603	1.70%
3 rooms	1,853	5.22%
4 rooms	4,589	12.93%
5 rooms	6,762	19.05%
6 rooms	6,976	19.65%
7 rooms	4,762	13.41%
8 rooms	3,334	9.39%
9 rooms or more	6,051	17.04%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	35,504	-
no bedroom	581	1.64%
1 bedroom	1,787	5.03%
2 bedrooms	7,766	21.87%
3 bedrooms	17,093	48.14%
4 bedrooms	6,457	18.19%
5 bedrooms or more	1,820	5.13%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	23,080	-
Less than $50,000	1,239	5.37%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,518	6.58%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,919	12.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,134	22.24%
$200,000 - $299,999	6,035	26.15%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,821	20.89%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,265	5.48%
$1,000,000 or more	149	0.65%
Median House Value	$211,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,953	-
Less than $500	456	6.56%
$500 - $999	3,960	56.95%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,699	24.44%
$1,500 - $1,999	404	5.81%
$2,000 - $2,499	309	4.44%
$2,500 - $2,999	30	0.43%
$3,000 or more	95	1.37%
Median Rental Costs	$907	-

Demographic

A total of 80,284 people lives in Rockingham County Public Schools area, Virginia with 39,392 male and 40,892 female. The males to female ratio is 49.07 to 50.93. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	80,284	-
Male	39,392	49.07%
Female	40,892	50.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	80,284	-
Under 5 years	4,533	5.65%
5 - 9 years	4,724	5.88%
10 - 14 years	5,296	6.60%
15 - 19 years	5,562	6.93%
20 - 24 years	5,233	6.52%
25 - 34 years	8,973	11.18%
35 - 44 years	9,207	11.47%
45 - 54 years	10,507	13.09%
55 - 59 years	5,726	7.13%
60 - 64 years	5,410	6.74%
65 - 74 years	8,303	10.34%
75 - 84 years	4,592	5.72%
85 years and older	2,218	2.76%
Median Age	41.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	80,284	-
One Race	78,697	98.02%
White	74,651	92.98%
Black or African American	2,428	3.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native	275	0.34%
Asian	578	0.72%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	65	0.08%
Other	700	0.87%

Two or more races	1,587	1.98%
White and Black or African American	696	0.87%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	208	0.26%
White and Asian	296	0.37%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%