Rockingham County, NH Demographic Data
Rockingham County, NH Summary
Rockingham County is located in New Hampshire
- Population: 297,820
- Area: 795.11 sq. miles
- Land Area: 694.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 100.39 sq. miles
- Population Density: 374.56 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 164.04 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockingham County, NH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
152,805
50%
50.8
Male
150,446
50%
49.2
Total Population
303,251
323,128,000
Rockingham County, NH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
13,714
4.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
16,871
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
17,744
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
17,949
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
17,128
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
34,032
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
35,482
11.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
50,814
16.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
27,754
9.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
21,702
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
30,773
10.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
13,449
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5,839
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
242,952
80.1%
77.2
Female
123,478
50.8%
51.3
Male
119,474
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
233,756
77.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
63,113
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
50,061
16.5%
15.2
Female
27,404
54.7%
55.8
Male
22,657
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Rockingham County, NH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
297,808
98.2%
96.8
White
288,104
95.0%
72.6
Black or African American
2,089
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
57
0.0%
0.8
Asian
5,846
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
570
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
1,747
0.6%
1.3
Filipino
492
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
278
0.1%
0.2
Korean
1,232
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
136
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
1,391
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,712
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
5,443
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
8,284
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
1,180
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,862
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
876
0.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4,366
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
294,967
97.3%
82.2
Rockingham County, NH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,731
1.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,455
3.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
55,536
25.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
39,763
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
24,712
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
55,134
25.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
33,514
15.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11,186
5.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
208,659
94.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
88,648
40.3%
31.2
Rockingham County, NH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
70,543
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
136,483
53.5%
47.5
Divorced
30,405
11.9%
11.0%
Separated
2,890
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
14,601
5.7
5.8%
Rockingham County, NH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
271,842
93.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
17,695
6.1%
21.6%
Spanish
4,507
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9,292
3.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3,211
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
685
0.2%
1.1%
Rockingham County, NH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
3,204
2.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,075
1.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,168
5.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
8,147
6.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
11,977
10.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
23,348
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
15,602
13.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22,843
19.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12,950
10.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
13,374
11.2%
6.4
Median household income
81,726
57,617
Per capita income
42,484
31,128
Rockingham County, NH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
745
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
13,764
7.9%
9.8
Construction
14,114
8.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
38,320
22.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
13,487
7.7%
6.6
Information
4,228
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
23,485
13.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
6,732
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
21,049
12.1%
11.4
Public administration
5,995
3.4%
4.6
Retail trade
20,556
11.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,360
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
5,597
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
14,152
8.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
75,075
43.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
17,175
9.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
42,081
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
25,949
14.9%
18.1%
Rockingham County, NH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
171,125
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
139,820
81.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
12,791
7.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,906
1.1%
5.1
Walked
3,088
1.8%
2.7
Other means
1,560
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
11,960
7.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.8
26.6
Rockingham County, NH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,053
3.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
32,943
27.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
49,736
41.6%
37.1
3 or more
32,956
27.5%
21.0
Rockingham County, NH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
119,688
91.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
91,740
76.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
27,948
23.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,501
8.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Rockingham County, NH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
130,189
1 room
1,911
1.5%
2.4
2 rooms
3,186
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
9,791
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
19,099
14.7%
16.5
5 rooms
19,462
14.9%
19.8
6 rooms
21,858
16.8%
17.8
7 rooms
18,968
14.6%
12.0
8 rooms
14,768
11.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
21,146
16.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rockingham County, NH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
130,189
1-unit, detached
87,514
67.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9,095
7.0%
5.9
2-units
4,714
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
4,224
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
5,962
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
3,421
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
8,513
6.5%
9.0
Mobile home
6,746
5.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockingham County, NH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
20,156
15.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,081
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,912
6.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
11,892
9.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
21,943
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
27,259
20.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17,254
13.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14,464
11.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,769
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,459
1.1%
1.4%
Rockingham County, NH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
17,197
14.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
21,851
18.3%
4.7
Electricity
12,791
10.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
59,516
49.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
454
0.4%
0.1
Wood
4,676
3.9%
1.9
Solar energy
111
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
2,391
2.0%
0.5
No fuel used
701
0.6%
1.1
Rockingham County, NH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
65,804
47295100.0
Less than $500
39
0.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
2,576
3.9%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
9,598
14.6%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
9,971
15.2%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
11,641
17.7%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
15,491
23.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
16,488
25.1%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
27,845
42.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
12,069
18.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7,264
11.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
5,108
7.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
13,474
20.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
44
0.0%
0.0%
Rockingham County, NH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
26,547
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
228
0.9%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
691
2.6%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,105
4.2%
4.4%
Less than $500
2,078
7.8%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,400
12.8%
11.9%
$500 to $999
8,576
32.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,469
39.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
1,401
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,094
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,925
14.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
4,180
15.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,262
16.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
4,079
15.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,948
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,953
30.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
1,601
0.0%
0.0%
Rockingham County, NH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
91,740
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,936
3.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,644
1.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
4,333
4.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7,475
8.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
27,986
30.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
34,952
38.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
10,876
11.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
1,538
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
306,000
205,000
