Rockingham County vs. Hardy County

Rockingham County (VA)Hardy County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)81,24413,775
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.5%-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)76,32114,025
Population, Census, April 1, 201076,31414,025
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.0%21.9%
Female persons, percent50.8%49.7%
White alone, percent94.5%93.8%
Black or African American alone, percent2.4%3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.3%4.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.3%89.8%
Veterans, 2014-20184,5731,312
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.8%3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)35,8528,357
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201873.8%72.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$210,000$126,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,323$955
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$375$295
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$861$728
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.3%6.7%
Building permits, 201839540
Households, 2014-201830,9465,521
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.3%90.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.0%5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.5%84.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201873.6%75.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.5%80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.9%14.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.3%9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.4%9.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.5%58.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%54.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)82,71113,921
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)496,67028,392
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)429,800133,260
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,554$9,611
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.325.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,817$47,186
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,138$26,596
Persons in poverty, percent8.7%12.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,491268
Total employment, 201727,1495,464
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,128,175177,750
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.7%10.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,824851
All firms, 20125,281962
Men-owned firms, 20123,079517
Women-owned firms, 20121,654286
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,953903
Veteran-owned firms, 201266093
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,445832
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 201089.924.1
Land area in square miles, 2010849.09582.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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