Alamance County vs. Rockingham County

Alamance County (NC)Rockingham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)166,43690,690
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.1%-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)151,16093,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010151,13193,643
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%20.5%
Female persons, percent52.6%51.8%
White alone, percent73.9%77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent20.6%19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.8%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent12.9%6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.4%72.3%
Veterans, 2014-20189,0995,793
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.9%3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)71,66044,301
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.0%69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$147,800$111,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,170$1,022
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$367$334
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$798$658
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.0%9.4%
Building permits, 20181,419208
Households, 2014-201864,05937,201
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.6%6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.9%79.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%68.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.5%82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.0%15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.1%13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.7%51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)254,42591,128
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)801,896287,512
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,138,3514,268,306
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)627,214397,593
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,108,413866,255
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,698$9,343
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.825.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,735$42,490
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,215$23,604
Persons in poverty, percent13.5%17.9%
Total employer establishments, 20173,3111,652
Total employment, 201759,27622,538
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,317,296760,525
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,3084,916
All firms, 201210,9906,193
Men-owned firms, 20125,9393,278
Women-owned firms, 20123,8042,139
Minority-owned firms, 20122,2831,011
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,2954,982
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,203521
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,1385,330
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%9.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.1%24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010356.5165.6
Land area in square miles, 2010423.94565.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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