Rockingham County vs. Forsyth County

	Rockingham County (NC)	Forsyth County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	90,690	379,099
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.2%	8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	93,641	350,649
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	93,643	350,670
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.5%	16.0%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	52.6%
White alone, percent	77.6%	66.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.0%	27.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.2%	13.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.3%	56.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,793	22,807
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.7%	8.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	44,301	166,917
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.1%	61.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$111,400	$154,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,022	$1,208
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$334	$400
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$658	$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.4%	25.2%
Building permits, 2018	208	2,345
Households, 2014-2018	37,201	146,685
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.3%	84.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.0%	14.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.0%	88.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.4%	79.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.6%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.0%	33.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.2%	6.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.0%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.2%	61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.4%	56.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,128	713,579
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	287,512	2,115,062
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	4,268,306	14,759,062
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	397,593	4,220,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	866,255	5,569,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,343	$15,551
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.9	21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,490	$50,128
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,604	$29,921
Persons in poverty, percent	17.9%	16.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,652	8,604
Total employment, 2017	22,538	175,590
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	760,525	8,722,081
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.7%	8.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,916	27,039
All firms, 2012	6,193	28,792
Men-owned firms, 2012	3,278	14,488
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,139	10,863
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,011	7,481
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,982	20,051
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	521	2,707
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	5,330	24,271
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	9.2%	13.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	3.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.6%	26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	165.6	859.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	565.55	408.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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