Rockingham County, NC Social Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Rockingham county north carolina dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics






Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school19,909100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,4267.2
Kindergarten1,3476.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)9,98050.1
High school (grades 9-12)4,43422.3
College or graduate school2,72213.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over63,470100.0
Less than 9th grade6,85710.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma12,89420.3
High school graduate (includes equivalency)21,13833.3
Some college, no degree12,03419.0
Associate degree3,6905.8
Bachelor's degree4,8157.6
Graduate or professional degree2,0423.2
Percent high school graduate or higher68.9(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher10.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over73,939100.0
Never married14,90720.2
Now married, except separated42,86658.0
Separated2,3503.2
Widowed6,3578.6
Female
5,3137.2
Divorced7,45910.1
Female
4,1575.6
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,296100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren1,11748.6
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over70,460100.0
Civilian veterans9,32913.2
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years18,552100.0
With a disability1,6969.1
Population 21 to 64 years53,746100.0
With a disability12,58023.4
Percent employed
55.4(X)
No disability41,16676.6
Percent employed
76.7(X)
Population 65 years and over13,078100.0
With a disability6,44249.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over86,160100.0
Same house in 199553,86262.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199531,10036.1
Same county
20,34523.6
Different county
10,75512.5
Same state
5,8856.8
Different state
4,8705.7
Elsewhere in 19951,1981.4
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population91,928100.0
Native89,46397.3
Born in United States
89,13297.0
State of residence
70,21476.4
Different state
18,91820.6
Born outside United States
3310.4
Foreign born2,4652.7
Entered 1990 to March 2000
1,7361.9
Naturalized citizen
4260.5
Not a citizen
2,0392.2
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)2,465100.0
Europe2379.6
Asia25010.1
Africa40.2
Oceania100.4
Latin America1,91177.5
Northern America532.2
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over86,160100.0
English only82,15395.3
Language other than English4,0074.7
Speak English less than 'very well
2,3132.7
Spanish
3,0963.6
Speak English less than "very well"
1,9212.2
Other Indo-European languages
6580.8
Speak English less than "very well"
2240.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2090.2
Speak English less than "very well"
1680.2
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population91,928100.0

Total ancestries reported

70,60176.8
Arab500.1
Czech1940.1
Danish580.1
Dutch7350.8
English8,2479.0
French (except Basque)18370.9
French Canadian11610.2
German4,7875.2
Greek890.1
Hungarian520.1
Irish15,5686.1
Italian9961.1
Lithuanian640.1
Norwegian2420.3
Polish3490.4
Portuguese510.1
Russian1190.1
Scotch-Irish1,9312.1
Scottish1,2851.4
Slovak70.0
Subsaharan African3610.4
Swedish1530.2
Swiss900.1
Ukrainian190.0
United States or American19,91521.7
Welsh2810.3
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)1200.1
Other ancestries23,94026.0
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19


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