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Rockingham County, NH

Demographic and economic profile of Rockingham County, NH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rockingham County is a high-income suburban county of 322,433 residents along New Hampshire's seacoast, with a median household income of $118,331 and GDP per capita of $78,690, reflecting a workforce concentrated in professional and managerial occupations. The labor force is well-educated—44.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 96.1% hold a high school diploma—with an unemployment rate of 3.5% and median worker earnings of $59,168. The county has grown 3.9% over five years, maintains a low poverty rate of 4.8%, and a high homeownership rate of 78.6%, though a median home value of $461,400 signals significant housing cost pressure.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

322,433

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$118,331

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.9% since 2018

Rockingham County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone288,970 (90.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race10,084 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,168 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone6,262 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,578 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,437 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,970
  2. 2.Other Indo-European3,720
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2,254
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic1,334
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,318

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

19,056

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$78,690

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$59,710

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance40,583
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services24,475
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)21,448
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)19,095
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing13,851

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations86,515
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations34,432
  3. 3.Service Occupations23,195
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations16,279
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations14,557

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.27×)22,106
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.21×)14,126
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.14×)4,569
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.11×)23,895
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.06×)3,476

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$461,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,619/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99930,287 (30.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99920,332 (20.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99915,514 (15.5%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99911,940 (11.9%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9994,770 (4.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,400 (4.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

44.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$59,168

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone123,916 (72.1%)
  • Worked At Home33,366 (19.4%)
  • Carpooled9,384 (5.5%)
  • Walked2,296 (1.3%)
  • Other1,554 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit768 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.