Albemarle County vs. Rockingham County

Albemarle County (VA)Rockingham County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)108,71881,244
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.8%6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)98,98876,321
Population, Census, April 1, 201098,97076,314
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.8%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.6%19.0%
Female persons, percent52.2%50.8%
White alone, percent81.6%94.5%
Black or African American alone, percent9.7%2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent5.6%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.6%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.9%7.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent76.6%88.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,5034,573
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.8%5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)46,07635,852
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.5%73.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$344,500$210,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,817$1,323
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$513$375
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,244$861
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201323.8%10.3%
Building permits, 20181,097395
Households, 2014-201840,61230,946
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.1%88.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%9.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.9%83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.6%73.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.4%83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201853.5%25.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.3%8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.0%15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.5%63.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)230,57082,711
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)950,075496,670
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)786,3815,397,079
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)574,521626,275
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,497,509429,800
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,645$5,554
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.722.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,394$59,817
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$42,085$30,138
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%8.7%
Total employer establishments, 20172,8081,491
Total employment, 201741,63327,149
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,007,9981,128,175
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.7%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,8155,824
All firms, 201211,0625,281
Men-owned firms, 20125,7163,079
Women-owned firms, 20123,9671,654
Minority-owned firms, 20121,236183
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,3704,953
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,306660
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,9364,445
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010137.389.9
Land area in square miles, 2010720.70849.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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