Rockingham County, Virginia

Rockingham County is one of the 135 county of Virginia, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 67725 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 74394, It is 23rd most populous county in Virginia. Its area is just over 853.29 sq mi (2210.01 sq km), of which, 851.15 square miles (2204.47 sq km) of it is land and 2.14 square miles (5.54 sq km) of it is water, giving it the fourth largest by total area among Virginia's county.

Rockingham County Virginia
Map of Rockingham County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 67725 people in the county, organized into 25355 households, and 18899 families residing in the county. The population density was 79.6 people per square mile (30.73/kmē), it is Virginia's 75th most densely populated county. There were 27328 housing units at an average density of 32.1 per square mile (12.39/kmē). The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county Age distribution was 24.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 74394, The racial makeup of the county was 71926 White, 1452 Black or African American, 102 American Indian, 400 Asian, 8 Native Hawaiian, and 506 from two or more races.

Rockingham County Virginia Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Rockingham County Virginia School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Rockingham County Virginia GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $40748, it would be the 47th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Virginia. The median income for a family in the county was $46262, it is the 55th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18795, making its Virginia's 65th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 16106 pupils and students, of which 7975 are male and 8131 are female, 23.78% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 949 nursery or pri school, 912 kindergarten, 7713 elementary school, 3708 high school and 2824 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Bridgewater TownRockingham County2.42.4052032169.21821541038
2Broadway TownRockingham County1.821.82021921202.51827440167
3Dayton TownRockingham County0.810.81013441657.21760035958
4Elkton TownRockingham County1.41.370.0220421485.41719235556
5Grottoes TownRockingham County, Augusta County1.331.33021141590.41719538618
6Massanutten CdpRockingham County14.3414.3401945135.72429261316
7Mount Crawford TownRockingham County0.350.330.022547641485632031
8Timberville TownRockingham County0.880.88017391968.11645033750
YearPopulation
April 2000 census67725
April 2000 Estimate67716
July 2000 Estimate67846
July 2001 Estimate68557
July 2002 Estimate69026
July 2003 Estimate69477
July 2004 Estimate70135
July 2005 Estimate71557
July 2006 Estimate72620
July 2007 Estimate73673
July 2008 Estimate74394
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school457492949
Kindergarten421491912
Elementary school411735967713
High school178719213708
College or graduate school119316312824
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Rockingham County, Virginia$40748$46262$18795
Virginia, United States$46677$54169$23975
United States$41994$50046$21587