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Population (year 2000): 9,672. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,220 (-4.7% change)
Males: 4,378 (45.3%), Females: 5,294 (54.7%)
Richmond County
Zip codes:
28379.
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $26,574 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,200 (year 2000)
Races in Rockingham:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.5%)
- Black (29.9%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), English
(11.9%), Scotch-Irish (5.5%), German (5.5%), Irish (4.2%),
Scottish (3.0%).
Elevation: 211 feet
Land area: 7.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rockingham
- High school or higher: 69.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rockingham city
- Never married: 25.5%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 10.5%
2.9% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.3%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -316 (-3.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Rockingham:
- FIRSTHEALTH RICHMOND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (925
LONG DR PO BOX 1928)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rockingham:
- SANDHILLS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
HAMLET, NC)
- MARLBORO PARK HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
BENNETTSVILLE, SC)
- CHESTERFIELD GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
CHERAW, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rockingham:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 34 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- POPE AFB (about 55 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockingham:
- ROCKINGHAM-HAMLET (about 4 miles; ROCKINGHAM, NC;
ID: 45J)
- CHERAW MUNI/LYNCH BELLINGER FIELD (about 22 miles;
CHERAW, SC; ID: 47J)
- ANSON COUNTY (about 22 miles; WADESBORO, NC; ID:
AFP)
Amtrak station near Rockingham:
- 6 miles: HAMLET (MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rockingham:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 44
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,806)
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
SANFORD, NC; FT enrollment: 2,400)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
SALISBURY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,499)
Public high school in Rockingham:
- RICHMOND SENIOR HIGH (Students: 1,518;
Location: 838 US 1 NORTH; Grades: 10 - 12)
Private high schools in Rockingham:
- TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 173;
Location: 165 AIRPORT ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- RICHMOND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 27;
Location: BOX 817; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rockingham:
- ROCKINGHAM JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 721;
Location: 415 WALL STREET; Grades: 07 - 09)
- WASHINGTON STREET (Students: 564; Location:
566 E WASHINGTON ST EXT; Grades: 04 - 06)
- L J BELL ELEMENTARY (Students: 544; Location:
442 HAWTHORNE AVE; Grades: KG - 03)
- WEST ROCKINGHAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 418;
Location: 271 W US 74 HWY; Grades: KG - 06)
- ROHANEN JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 320; Location:
252 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 07 - 09)
- ROHANEN PRIMARY (Students: 298; Location: 102
SAFIE SIXTH STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- ASHLEY CHAPEL ELEMENTARY (Students: 194;
Location: 377 MISPAH RD; Grades: 04 - 06)
- ROBERDEL CHILDREN CENTER (Students: 74;
Location: 124 ROBERDEL SCH RD; Grades: UG - UG)
- LEAK STREET (Students: 68; Location: 1004
LEAK ST; Grades: 04 - 09)
Library in Rockingham:
- SANDHILL REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $2,632,332; Location: 412 EAST FRANKLIN STREET;
318,549 books; 3,648 audio materials; 8,731 video
materials; 631 serial subscriptions)
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