Forsyth County vs. Rockingham County

	Forsyth County (NC)	Rockingham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	379,099	90,690
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.1%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	350,649	93,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	350,670	93,643
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.9%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.0%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	51.8%
White alone, percent	66.7%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	27.5%	19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.0%	6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	56.5%	72.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	22,807	5,793
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	8.8%	3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	166,917	44,301
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	61.5%	69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$154,500	$111,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,208	$1,022
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$400	$334
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$791	$658
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	25.2%	9.4%
Building permits, 2018	2,345	208
Households, 2014-2018	146,685	37,201
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.9%	89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.7%	6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	79.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.3%	68.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.8%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.8%	15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.7%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.9%	13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.5%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.9%	51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	713,579	91,128
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	2,115,062	287,512
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	14,759,062	4,268,306
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,220,348	397,593
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,569,392	866,255
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,551	$9,343
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	25.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,128	$42,490
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,921	$23,604
Persons in poverty, percent	16.4%	17.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	8,604	1,652
Total employment, 2017	175,590	22,538
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	8,722,081	760,525
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	8.3%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	27,039	4,916
All firms, 2012	28,792	6,193
Men-owned firms, 2012	14,488	3,278
Women-owned firms, 2012	10,863	2,139
Minority-owned firms, 2012	7,481	1,011
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	20,051	4,982
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,707	521
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	24,271	5,330
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	13.0%	9.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.3%	24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	859.2	165.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	408.15	565.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Forsyth county (NC) and Rockingham county (NC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.