East Rockingham, NC

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2024 Population
2,779
US Senator
Thom Tillis
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Budd
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.5
2.41% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
31%
7.08% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$34,355
3.46% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$111,800
8.86% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
988
8.35% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in East Rockingham, NC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in East Rockingham, NC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in East Rockingham, NC was $111,800, and the homeownership rate was 55.4%.

Most people in East Rockingham, NC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36 minutes. The average car ownership in East Rockingham, NC was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

East Rockingham, NC is home to a population of 2.78k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.79% of East Rockingham, NC residents were born outside of the country (133 people).

In 2024, there were 3.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.81k people) in East Rockingham, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 564 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 154 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of East Rockingham, NC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in East Rockingham, NC was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in East Rockingham, NC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.81k ± 541
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    564 ± 430
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    154 ± 115
8.85%
Hispanic Population
246 people

In 2024, there were 3.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.81k people) in East Rockingham, NC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 564 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 154 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.85% of the people in East Rockingham, NC are hispanic (246 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in East Rockingham, NC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    224,963 ± 11,520 people
  2. India
    83,219 ± 7,055 people
  3. Honduras
    48,247 ± 5,380 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 224,963 North Carolina residents, followed by India with 83,219 and Honduras with 48,247.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.79%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
133 people
7.46%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
237 people

As of 2024, 4.79% of East Rockingham, NC residents (133 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in East Rockingham, NC was 7.46%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    53 ± 59
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    44 ± 79
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2 ± 15

East Rockingham, NC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of East Rockingham, NC employs 988 people. In 2024, the largest industries in East Rockingham, NC were Manufacturing (288 people), Accommodation & Food Services (154 people), and Construction (134 people), and the highest paying industries were Accommodation & Food Services ($33,816), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,443), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,512).

Employment

Occupations

988
2024 Value
± 320
−8.35%
1 Year decline
± 48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Rockingham, NC declined at a rate of −8.35%, from 1.08k employees to 988 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in East Rockingham, NC, are Production Occupations (204 people), Transportation Occupations (176 people), and Management Occupations (176 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of East Rockingham, NC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

988
2024 Value
± 320
−8.35%
1 Year decline
± 48%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in East Rockingham, NC declined at a rate of −8.35%, from 1.08k employees to 988 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in East Rockingham, NC, are Manufacturing (288 people), Accommodation & Food Services (154 people), and Construction (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of East Rockingham, NC, though some of these residents may live in East Rockingham, NC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$28,660
Median earning men ± $4,361
$29,452
Median earning women ± $9,020

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($29,489).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,739).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Carolina.
Y-Axis
3.04%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.86M people employed in North Carolina. This represents a 3.04% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in East Rockingham, NC was $111,800 in 2024, which is 0.336 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $102,700 to $111,800, a 8.86% increase. The homeownership rate in East Rockingham, NC is 55.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in East Rockingham, NC have an average commute time of 36 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in East Rockingham, NC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,466
$734
Median Property Taxes
±$250

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In East Rockingham, NC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in East Rockingham, NC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

55.4%
Homeownership
2024
74.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 55.4% of the housing units in East Rockingham, NC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 61.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$34,355
Median Household Income
± $5,693
1.33k
Number of Households
± 327

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.33k households in East Rockingham, NC grew to $34,355 from the previous year's value of $33,206.

The following chart displays the households in East Rockingham, NC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for East Rockingham, NC is from North Carolina.
0.467
2023 Wage GINI in North Carolina
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in North Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in North Carolina was 0.467 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.639% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (91.9%)
  2. Carpooled (5.67%)
  3. Worked At Home (1.52%)

In 2024, 91.9% of workers in East Rockingham, NC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.67%) and those who worked at home (1.52%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

36 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in East Rockingham, NC have a longer commute time (36 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 22.2% of the workforce in East Rockingham, NC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in East Rockingham, NC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in East Rockingham, NC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in East Rockingham, NC (858 out of 2.77k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 12 - 14, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in East Rockingham, NC is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

87.1% of the population of East Rockingham, NC has health coverage, with 26.1% on employee plans, 40.7% on Medicaid, 9.85% on Medicare, 9.24% on non-group plans, and 1.19% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Carolina see 1,413 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,413 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1634 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 299 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.5% under 18 years, 15.5% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

12.9%
Uninsured
26.1%
Employer Coverage
40.7%
Medicaid
9.85%
Medicare
9.24%
Non-Group
1.19%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in East Rockingham, NC declined by 16.3% from 15.4% to 12.9%.

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