North Carolina · Census place 57260
Rockingham city, NC
Quick answer
Rockingham city has 9,094 residents, ranking #104 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $36,695, the median home is worth $133,900 and median gross rent runs $717 a month.
- Population
- 9,094Rockingham city residents
- Median household income
- $36,695Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $133,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $717Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rockingham city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rockingham city median would spend about 23.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.8% of residents and 57.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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