Guilford County vs. Rockingham County

	Guilford County (NC)	Rockingham County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	533,670	90,690
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.3%	-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	488,421	93,641
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	488,406	93,643
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.3%	20.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	15.2%	20.5%
Female persons, percent	52.7%	51.8%
White alone, percent	56.2%	77.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	35.1%	19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	5.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	8.2%	6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.8%	72.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	28,475	5,793
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.3%	3.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	230,471	44,301
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	58.9%	69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$162,400	$111,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,259	$1,022
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$432	$334
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$850	$658
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	28.0%	9.4%
Building permits, 2018	1,662	208
Households, 2014-2018	202,731	37,201
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.49	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.0%	89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.1%	6.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.2%	79.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	68.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.1%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.3%	15.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.5%	12.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.9%	13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.4%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	51.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,158,488	91,128
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,512,781	287,512
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	26,932,176	4,268,306
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,111,449	397,593
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,979,731	866,255
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,935	$9,343
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.6	25.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,072	$42,490
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,708	$23,604
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	17.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,562	1,652
Total employment, 2017	262,080	22,538
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	12,101,051	760,525
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	41,678	4,916
All firms, 2012	45,746	6,193
Men-owned firms, 2012	22,594	3,278
Women-owned firms, 2012	17,884	2,139
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,168	1,011
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	29,574	4,982
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,438	521
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	38,576	5,330
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	16.7%	9.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.2%	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	29.2%	24.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	756.4	165.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	645.70	565.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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