Rockingham County vs. Strafford County

Rockingham County (NH)Strafford County (NH)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)309,176130,090
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.7%5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)295,211123,149
Population, Census, April 1, 2010295,223123,143
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%18.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%15.0%
Female persons, percent50.4%51.0%
White alone, percent94.9%92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.2%3.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.2%2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.3%90.5%
Veterans, 2014-201821,7649,246
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%5.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)133,17854,307
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$310,200$226,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,186$1,865
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$866$782
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,191$1,047
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.7%30.5%
Building permits, 20181,160532
Households, 2014-2018120,14748,548
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.1%80.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.0%6.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.0%84.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.8%92.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201840.7%35.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%7.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201871.3%68.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.7%64.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)810,246182,791
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,697,740834,324
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,580,402924,434
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,203,669385,851
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,764,5421,619,448
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$22,714$13,048
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.326.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$90,429$70,650
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,242$34,161
Persons in poverty, percent5.3%9.7%
Total employer establishments, 20179,9122,621
Total employment, 2017142,20439,722
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,329,1591,876,515
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.0%2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201727,4118,183
All firms, 201233,29710,133
Men-owned firms, 201219,3585,841
Women-owned firms, 20129,6752,939
Minority-owned firms, 20121,189551
Nonminority-owned firms, 201230,9019,191
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,2851,137
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201227,1208,519
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010425.0333.7
Land area in square miles, 2010694.72368.98

Source: United States Census Bureau

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