Rockingham County vs. Pendleton County

	Rockingham County (VA)	Pendleton County (WV)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	81,244	6,997
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.5%	-9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	76,321	7,695
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	76,314	7,695
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.0%	27.1%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	49.4%
White alone, percent	94.5%	96.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.3%	1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.3%	95.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	4,573	597
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	35,852	5,218
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.8%	81.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$210,000	$122,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,323	$897
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$375	$269
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$861	$534
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.3%	3.6%
Building permits, 2018	395	10
Households, 2014-2018	30,946	3,154
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.19
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.0%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.5%	68.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.6%	59.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	83.5%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	25.9%	14.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	10.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.4%	9.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.5%	49.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	45.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	496,670	18,358
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	429,800	37,209
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,554	$4,918
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,817	$41,210
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,138	$24,739
Persons in poverty, percent	8.7%	14.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,491	137
Total employment, 2017	27,149	1,117
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,128,175	33,286
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	5,824	529
All firms, 2012	5,281	535
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,079	302
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,654	144
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,953	509
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,445	498
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	89.9	11.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	849.09	696.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

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