Rockingham

  1. Rockingham Legal Resources
  2. Rockingham Statistics
  3. Rockingham Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Rockingham Employment Information
  5. Rockingham Family Information
  6. Rockingham Education Information
  7. Rockingham Public Benefits Information
  8. Rockingham Criminal Information
  9. Rockingham Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Rockingham Zip Codes


Rockingham Legal Resources Back to top

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Rockingham Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 16,193
  • Land Area (2000): 148.831 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.698 square kilometers
Rockingham Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 9,837 2003 9,530 2005 9,478
2002 9,997 2004 Not Available 2006 9,404

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Houses (2000): 7,189
Rockingham Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 10,820 66.98%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 42 0.26%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 5,293 32.76%

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Rockingham Employment Information Back to top
Rockingham Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 362 10.73%
2. Construction 322 9.54%
3. Public Administration 186 5.51%
4. Educational Services 149 4.42%
5. Metal Manufactuing 141 4.18%
6. Health Care 119 3.53%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 117 3.47%
8. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 115 3.41%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 111 3.29%
10. Rail Transportation 99 2.93%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 93 2.76%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 90 2.67%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 79 2.34%
14. Repair and Maintenance 79 2.34%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 77 2.28%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 74 2.19%
17. Utilities 71 2.10%
18. Paper Manufacturing 69 2.05%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 66 1.96%
20. Truck Transportation 62 1.84%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 461 14.06%
2. Health Care 417 12.72%
3. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 289 8.81%
4. Apparel Manufacturing 268 8.17%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 163 4.97%
6. Social Assistance 157 4.79%
7. Department and Other General Stores 135 4.12%
8. Public Administration 107 3.26%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 96 2.93%
10. Finance and Insurance 90 2.74%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 78 2.38%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 75 2.29%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 72 2.20%
14. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 71 2.17%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 58 1.77%
16. Paper Manufacturing 53 1.62%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 51 1.56%
18. Food Manufacturing 51 1.56%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 44 1.34%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 44 1.34%

Rockingham Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 286 8.48%
2. Other Production Occupations 210 6.22%
3. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 190 5.63%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 189 5.60%
5. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 178 5.28%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 147 4.36%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 115 3.41%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 112 3.32%
9. Other Management Occupations 96 2.85%
10. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 95 2.82%
11. Electricians 86 2.55%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 80 2.37%
13. Law Enforcement Workers 75 2.22%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 74 2.19%
15. Rail and Water Transportation 67 1.99%
16. Other Construction Trades 62 1.84%
17. Agricultural Workers 60 1.78%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 59 1.75%
19. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 59 1.75%
20. Lawyers 51 1.51%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 255 7.78%
2. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 247 7.53%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 238 7.26%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 162 4.94%
5. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 150 4.57%
6. Secretaries and Admins 139 4.24%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 132 4.03%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 107 3.26%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 106 3.23%
10. Other Management Occupations 103 3.14%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 97 2.96%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 95 2.90%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 84 2.56%
14. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 81 2.47%
15. Cashiers 76 2.32%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 73 2.23%
17. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 67 2.04%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 67 2.04%
19. Registered Nurses 61 1.86%
20. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 54 1.65%

Rockingham Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,477 52.09%
15-35 hours 1,047 8.42%
1-14 hours 225 1.81%
No regular hours 4,686 37.68%

Rockingham Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 146 2.28%
5 AM-5:29 AM 73 1.14%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 203 3.17%
6 AM-6:29 AM 555 8.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 869 13.56%
7 AM-7:29 AM 793 12.38%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,294 20.19%
8 AM-8:29 AM 696 10.86%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 308 4.81%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 347 5.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 105 1.64%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 81 1.26%
Noon-3:59 PM 446 6.96%
4 PM-11:59 PM 492 7.68%

Rockingham Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 323 5.04%
5-9 1,295 20.21%
10-14 1,626 25.37%
15-19 1,263 19.71%
20-24 535 8.35%
25-29 97 1.51%
30-34 419 6.54%
35-39 75 1.17%
40-44 145 2.26%
45-59 341 5.32%
60-89 112 1.75%
At least 90 177 2.76%

Rockingham Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 41 0.64% 5,098 79.56%
30-44 0 0.00% 639 9.97%
45-59 0 0.00% 341 5.32%
At least 60 5 0.08% 284 4.43%

Rockingham Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 900 13.77%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,258 80.42%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 40 0.61%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 46 0.70%
Color 6 Box Walked 164 2.51%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 130 1.99%

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Rockingham Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,460 (15,697 people)
Families (2000): 4,486 (13,163 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,472
People at same address in 1995: 8,700
Rockingham Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,085 16.80%
$10,000-$14,999 603 9.33%
$15,000-$19,999 492 7.62%
$20,000-$24,999 678 10.50%
$25,000-$29,999 459 7.11%
$30,000-$34,999 418 6.47%
$35,000-$39,999 394 6.10%
$40,000-$44,999 401 6.21%
$45,000-$49,999 313 4.85%
$50,000-$59,999 573 8.87%
$60,000-$74,999 400 6.19%
$75,000-$99,999 378 5.85%
$100,000-$124,999 120 1.86%
$125,000-$149,999 33 0.51%
$150,000-$199,999 63 0.98%
$200,000 or more 50 0.77%

Rockingham Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,830 28.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,982 30.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 160 2.47%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,123 17.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 14 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 857 13.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 14 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 328 5.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 6 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 98 1.51%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 60 0.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Rockingham Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,726 29.29%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,412 8.75%
Public Assistance 313 1.94%
Retirement 1,062 6.58%
Self Employment 513 3.18%
Social Security 1,939 12.02%
Supplemental Security 480 2.97%
Wage / Salary 4,607 28.55%
Other 1,084 6.72%

Rockingham Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,823 60.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,202 39.74%

Rockingham Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 670 11.55%
Color 1 Box Married 3,475 59.92%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,444 24.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 210 3.62%

Rockingham Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 607 8.86%
Color 1 Box Married 3,593 52.47%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,622 23.69%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,026 14.98%

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Rockingham Education Information Back to top
Rockingham Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,191 9.95%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 2,370 19.80%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,015 33.54%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,178 18.20%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 728 6.08%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 994 8.30%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 494 4.13%

Rockingham Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 147 0.91% 57 0.35% 204 1.26%
Kindergarten 277 1.71% 33 0.20% 310 1.91%
Grades 1-4 948 5.85% 69 0.43% 1,017 6.28%
Grades 5-8 885 5.47% 50 0.31% 935 5.77%
Grades 9-12 914 5.64% 35 0.22% 949 5.86%
Undergrad college 447 2.76% 34 0.21% 481 2.97%
Graduate or professional school 51 0.31% 12 0.07% 63 0.39%
Total 3,669 22.66% 290 1.79% 3,959 24.45%

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Rockingham Public Benefits Information Back to top
Rockingham Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,779 81.52%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,897 18.48%

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Rockingham Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 110
Rockingham Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 9.759 0.508 0.203 1.830 12.300 0.000 20.941 77.564 2.643 101.149
2002 4.701 0.300 0.100 1.100 6.202 0.300 15.805 57.917 1.801 75.823
2003 5.247 0.525 0.210 1.154 7.135 0.105 18.153 68.206 2.099 88.458
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 5.275 0.211 0.000 1.055 6.541 0.844 21.946 70.057 3.587 95.590
2006 5.636 0.532 0.000 1.914 8.082 0.213 28.179 82.093 4.041 114.313
2007 8.908 0.550 0.220 1.870 11.547 0.770 22.985 94.688 2.309 119.982

Rockingham Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 5 29
2005 5 30
2006 5 34
2007 5 35

Rockingham Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 1,116
2002 820

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Rockingham Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Rockingham Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,256 13.93%
10-19 Years 2,310 14.27%
20-29 Years 2,066 12.76%
30-39 Years 2,234 13.80%
40-49 Years 2,288 14.13%
50-59 Years 1,881 11.62%
60-69 Years 1,370 8.46%
70-79 Years 1,201 7.42%
80-89 Years 507 3.13%
90+ Years 80 0.49%

Rockingham Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,590 46.87%
Color 1 Box Female 8,603 53.13%

Rockingham Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,642 65.72%
Color 1 Box African-American 4,708 29.07%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 324 2.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 179 1.11%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 168 1.04%
Color 2 Box Asian 162 1.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Rockingham Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 2,261 28.45%
2. English 1,842 23.18%
3. German 926 11.65%
4. Scotch Irish 729 9.17%
5. Irish 599 7.54%
6. Scottish 525 6.61%
7. African 234 2.94%
8. Italian 210 2.64%
9. French Non-Basque 129 1.62%
10. European 115 1.45%

Rockingham Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 14,383 95.55%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 292 1.94%
3. French 126 0.84%
4. Laotian 104 0.69%
5. German 92 0.61%
6. Other Indic 18 0.12%
7. Chinese 18 0.12%
8. Other Pacific Island 15 0.10%
9. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 5 0.03%

Rockingham Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 15,735 97.40%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 126 0.78%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 294 1.82%

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Rockingham Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Rockingham Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
28379 28380