Rockingham is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 9,010 people and five associated neighborhoods, Rockingham is the 103rd largest community in North Carolina.Rockingham is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rockingham is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockingham who work in sales jobs (14.89%), teaching (11.28%), and management occupations (8.54%). Being a small city, Rockingham does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Rockingham who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.82% of the adults in Rockingham have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rockingham in 2022 was $25,836, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,344 for a family of four. However, Rockingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rockingham is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockingham residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockingham include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Rockingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
