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Rockingham, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Rockingham is a Census city of 8,967 people across 7.64 square miles of land, in Richmond County. Median household income is $37,224, 61.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rockingham
What Rockingham is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.64 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,173
- County holding the largest share of its areaRichmond County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Rockingham
- Population8,967
- Median age39.2
- Population under 182,310
- Share under 1825.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,621
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households4,041
- Family households2,488
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rockingham
- Median household income$37,224 plus or minus $9,361
- Per capita income$24,921
- Civilian labor force3,744
- Employed3,320
- Unemployed424 plus or minus 248
- Unemployment rate11.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over6,123
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rockingham
- Housing units4,433
- Occupied units4,041
- Vacant units392 plus or minus 156
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied2,487
- Renter occupied1,554 plus or minus 349
- Ownership rate61.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$150,800 plus or minus $32,189
- Median gross rent, monthly$659
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Single family units3,087
- Share single family69.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,346 plus or minus 339
- Share in buildings of two or more30.4 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rockingham gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,249
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,108 plus or minus 318
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more829 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone87.0 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home1.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockingham
SBA loans in Rockingham (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$23,952,800
- Average approval$1,330,711
- Median approval$694,700
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported117
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more44.4 percent
- Share to franchises27.8 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockingham, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Rockingham
- NFIP communityCity of Rockingham
- NFIP community number370201
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/03/08
The City of Rockingham participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370201 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Richmond County, not Rockingham
Richmond County context, not Rockingham figures
- Establishments in Richmond County814
- Covered employment, Richmond County14,036
- Average annual pay, Richmond County$46,814
- Housing units permitted, Richmond County58
Every figure in this section is published for Richmond County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rockingham.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rockingham questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rockingham, North Carolina?
8,967, in 4,041 households. Rockingham city covers 7.64 square miles of land, which is 1,173 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rockingham in?
Richmond County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rockingham?
$37,224. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $150,800. Median gross rent is $659 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rockingham businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $24.0 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $694,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockingham, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rockingham borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rockingham. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Rockingham in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rockingham appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rockingham, city of, community 370201, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rockingham figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Richmond County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rockingham.
Is zoning published for Rockingham?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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