Rockingham County Information
Rockingham in
North Carolina occupies
572 square miles and has a 2006 population of
93,063, a change from a 2000 population of
91,928 and
86,064 in 1990.
11.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
13.3% percent is 25-35, and
14.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
250 acts of violent crime reported in
Rockingham in 2004, a change from
287 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,789 people:
6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.8%.
Read more about
Rockingham, North Carolina in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Rockingham | |
| State | North Carolina | |
| Land Area | 572 sq. miles | Ranked 1,903 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 93,063 | Ranked 598 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 92,504 | |
| Population 2000 | 91,928 | Ranked 556 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 86,064 | Ranked 532 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 79.1% | |
| African American | 19.6% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 13.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 250 | 287 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 8 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 6 | |
| Robberies | 88 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 148 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,832 | 3,266 |
| Burglaries | 1,079 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,589 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 164 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 46,747 | 46,129 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,789 | 2,232 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6% | 4.8% |
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