Rockingham County vs. Essex County

Rockingham County (NH)Essex County (MA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)309,176790,638
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.7%6.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)295,211743,081
Population, Census, April 1, 2010295,223743,159
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.4%21.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%17.0%
Female persons, percent50.4%51.8%
White alone, percent94.9%85.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%7.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.9%
Asian alone, percent2.2%3.9%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.2%21.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.3%69.5%
Veterans, 2014-201821,76434,152
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%16.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)133,178313,958
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%64.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$310,200$389,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,186$2,273
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$866$840
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,191$1,189
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.7%43.1%
Building permits, 20181,160870
Households, 2014-2018120,147292,659
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.1%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.0%26.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.2%89.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.0%84.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.8%89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201840.7%39.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.0%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%3.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201871.3%67.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.7%63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)810,2461,536,058
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,697,7405,323,953
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,580,40212,747,884
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)8,203,66915,101,208
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,764,54210,037,894
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$22,714$13,284
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.330.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$90,429$75,878
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$45,242$40,697
Persons in poverty, percent5.3%10.7%
Total employer establishments, 20179,91219,100
Total employment, 2017142,204294,751
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)7,329,15915,380,733
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.0%2.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201727,41167,426
All firms, 201233,29771,118
Men-owned firms, 201219,35841,046
Women-owned firms, 20129,67524,612
Minority-owned firms, 20121,18910,741
Nonminority-owned firms, 201230,90158,429
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,2856,629
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201227,12061,791
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%3.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%5.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.8%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010425.01,508.8
Land area in square miles, 2010694.72492.56

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