Richmond County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.85. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Rockingham and their reported violations in the past:
GREATER DIGGS AME ZION CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-10-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-10-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 11 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between APR-26-2004 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-09-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between AUG-13-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between MAY-07-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between FEB-22-2003 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 15 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 35.0%
(22.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 56.6% for Black residents, 4.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 20.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | North Carolina: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 61.5% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockingham, NC
People in group quarters in Rockingham:
- 224 people in nursing homes
- 110 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 47 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 30 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 28 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Rockingham compared to North Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Rockingham (2011 data):
- The Fort Sill National Bank: Fsnb - Rockingham Broad Avenue Branc at 1300 E. Broad Avenue, branch established on 2008/09/15; Fsnb - Rockingham Walmart Branch at 720 Us Highway 74, branch established on 2004/07/27. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $369.8 mil, Deposits: $324.4 mil, headquarters in Fort Sill, OK, positive income, 71 total offices, Holding Company: Jrmb Ii, Inc
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Rockingham Road Branch at 920 Rockingham Road, branch established on 1970/06/10; South Lee Street Main Branch at 116 South Lee Street, branch established on 1977/07/11. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
- Communityone Bank, National Association: Rockingham Downtown Branch at 115 South Lawrence Street, branch established on 1906/01/01; Rockingham Road Branch at 1222 Rockingham Road, branch established on 1906/01/01. Info updated 2007/12/11: Bank assets: $1,666.0 mil, Deposits: $1,443.4 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, negative income in the last year, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
- First Bank: Rockingham Branch at Highway 74 East, branch established on 1986/11/15. Info updated 2011/01/25: Bank assets: $3,289.4 mil, Deposits: $2,759.1 mil, headquarters in Troy, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 98 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorp
- PNC Bank, National Association: Rockingham Branch at 104 West Washington Street, branch established on 1965/04/05. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company: Rockingham Branch at 1401 Fayettville Road, branch established on 2003/08/04. Info updated 2010/03/10: Bank assets: $916.5 mil, Deposits: $747.3 mil, headquarters in Four Oaks, NC, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc.
- The Fidelity Bank: Rockingham Main Branch at 202 East Washington Street, branch established on 1977/10/17. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $1,422.4 mil, Deposits: $1,234.1 mil, headquarters in Fuquay Varina, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Bancshares (N.C.), Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Rockingham, North Carolina:
- Holiday Inn Express, 400 W Broad Ave, Rockingham, NC 28379
 , Phone: (910) 895-0099
- Days Inn, 408 W Broad Ave, Rockingham, NC 28379 , Phone: (910) 895-1144
- Comfort Suites, 307 Greene St, Rockingham, NC 28379 , Phone: (910) 410-0077, Fax: (910) 410-8354
- Americas Best Value Inn, 516 S Hancock St, Rockingham, NC 28379 , Phone: (910) 997-5521, Fax: (910) 895-4447
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in Rockingham, North Carolina
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Electricity (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Richmond County North Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Rockingham (based on Richmond County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.81%
| Here | | 46.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | International Pentecostal Holiness Church |
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| Adherents | 44.6% | 27.6% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 26.1% | 21.6% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 7.2% |
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| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church in America | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 6.0% |
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| Congregations | 3.6% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 17.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | This county: | 2.18 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8 | This county: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27 | Richmond County: | 5.88 / 10,000 pop. | | North Carolina: | 4.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | Richmond County: | 4.79 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 30.4% | | North Carolina: | 28.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Richmond County: | 10.5% | | North Carolina: | 15.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $20,652 | $30,978 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $25,004 | $42,864 | 6 | $4,806 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
36 | $94,290 | $31,430 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $9,622 | $23,093 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
15 | $40,640 | $32,512 | 15 | $1,988 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $1,374 | $16,488 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
19 | $41,160 | $25,996 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
27 | $54,106 | $24,047 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
6 | $15,554 | $31,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $11,934 | $35,802 | 7 | $3,578 |
| Natural Resources |
6 | $12,258 | $24,516 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $14,766 | $35,438 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $12,022 | $28,853 | 2 | $1,182 |
| Totals for Government |
144 | $353,382 | $29,449 | 30 | $11,554 |
Rockingham government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,723,000 ($284.80)
Solid Waste Management: $638,000 ($66.73)
All Other: $68,000 ($7.11)
Parks and Recreation: $61,000 ($6.38)
Parking Facilities: $1,000 ($0.10)
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,195,000 ($124.99)
Parks and Recreation: $930,000 ($97.27)
Water Utilities: $512,000 ($53.55)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,521,000 ($263.68)
Sewerage: $1,955,000 ($204.48)
Liquor Stores: $939,000 ($98.21)
Solid Waste Management: $915,000 ($95.70)
Water Utilities: $838,000 ($87.65)
Local Fire Protection: $811,000 ($84.82)
Central Staff Services: $735,000 ($76.87)
General Public Buildings: $683,000 ($71.44)
Parks and Recreation: $438,000 ($45.81)
Regular Highways: $434,000 ($45.39)
General - Other: $300,000 ($31.38)
Financial Administration: $207,000 ($21.65)
Libraries: $100,000 ($10.46)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $79,000 ($8.26)
Housing and Community Development: $52,000 ($5.44)
Health - Other: $2,000 ($0.21)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,095,000 ($114.53)
General Local Government Support: $13,000 ($1.36)
- General - Interest on Debt: $92,000 ($9.62)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health - Other: $6,000 ($0.63)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $1,661,000 ($173.73)
All Other: $249,000 ($26.04)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $895,000 ($93.61)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $421,000 ($44.03)
Interest Earnings: $302,000 ($31.59)
Rents: $15,000 ($1.57)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,688,000 ($594.92)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,138,000 ($537.39)
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $345,000 ($36.08)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $464,000 ($48.53)
Regular Highways: $308,000 ($32.21)
Water Utilities: $226,000 ($23.64)
Sewerage: $226,000 ($23.64)
Police Protection: $209,000 ($21.86)
General - Other: $25,000 ($2.61)
Central Staff Services: $21,000 ($2.20)
Parks and Recreation: $11,000 ($1.15)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($0.73)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,301,000 ($763.62)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,167,000 ($122.06)
Liquor Stores: $1,033,000 ($108.04)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,005,000 ($105.11)
General Local Government Support: $741,000 ($77.50)
Highways: $306,000 ($32.01)
Housing and Community Development: $25,000 ($2.61)
- Tax - Property: $2,388,000 ($249.76)
NEC: $96,000 ($10.04)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $81,000 ($8.47)
Other License: $47,000 ($4.92)
Motor Vehicle License: $34,000 ($3.56)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $17,000 ($1.78)
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $15,000 ($1.57)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,791,000 ($605.69)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $161,000 ($16.84)
4.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,369 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.53% | | North Carolina average: | 8.53% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,665 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.35% | | North Carolina average: | 7.27% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Rockingham:
- WLWL (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: SANDHILLS BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WAYN (900 AM; 1 kW; ROCKINGHAM, NC)
- WKDX (1250 AM; 1 kW; HAMLET, NC; Owner: THE MCLAURIN GROUP)
- WBSC (1550 AM; 10 kW; BENNETTSVILLE, SC; Owner: D-MITCH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEEB (990 AM; 10 kW; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: PINEHURST BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WEWO (1460 AM; 5 kW; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: SERVICE MEDIA, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFNC (640 AM; 10 kW; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
Strongest FM radio stations in Rockingham:
- WRSH (91.1 FM; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
- WJSG (104.3 FM; HAMLET, NC; Owner: JACKSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYFQ-FM (93.5 FM; WADESBORO, NC; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WFLB (96.5 FM; LAURINBURG, NC; Owner: WFLB LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIOZ-FM (102.5 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: MERIDIAN COMMUNICATIONS. L.L.C.)
- WKML (95.7 FM; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: WKML LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBFY (90.3 FM; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WKQB (106.9 FM; SOUTHERN PINES, NC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
- WJMX-FM (103.3 FM; CHERAW, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WVSZ (107.3 FM; CHESTERFIELD, SC; Owner: OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP)
- W202BR (88.3 FM; ROCKINGHAM, NC; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Rockingham:
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WUNU (Channel 31; LUMBERTON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- W24AY (Channel 24; LILESVILLE/WADESBORO, NC; Owner: WCNC-TV, INC.)
- WFPX (Channel 62; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WYBE-CA (Channel 44; PINEHURST, NC; Owner: MULTIMEDIA NETWORK OF NC, INC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Rockingham, North Carolina:
- Fatal accident count: 59
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 99
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 7
- Fatalities: 65
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 170
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
North Carolina average:
- Fatal accident count: 102
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 157
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 29
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 273
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16
See more detailed statistics of Rockingham fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 19 meters (62ft)
Total costs: $800,000
Total average daily traffic: 28,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,154
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Rockingham
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Rockingham, NC
| Most common first names in Rockingham, NC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| James | 328 | 69.3 years |
| William | 261 | 71.0 years |
| Mary | 254 | 75.9 years |
| John | 249 | 72.1 years |
| Robert | 160 | 68.7 years |
| Annie | 118 | 78.8 years |
| Charles | 85 | 66.8 years |
| Henry | 84 | 73.0 years |
| Thomas | 82 | 70.8 years |
| Willie | 77 | 75.6 years |
| Most common last names in Rockingham, NC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Smith | 166 | 70.9 years |
| Covington | 157 | 72.6 years |
| Mcdonald | 99 | 71.6 years |
| Wall | 90 | 68.4 years |
| Williams | 84 | 71.9 years |
| Davis | 74 | 73.6 years |
| Brown | 67 | 73.3 years |
| Ingram | 64 | 72.6 years |
| Thomas | 61 | 73.7 years |
| Gibson | 61 | 76.2 years |
| Businesses in Rockingham, NC |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | La-Z-Boy | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Lowe's | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | McDonald's | 2 |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | | Nike | 5 |
| Curves | 1 | | Papa John's Pizza | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | Quality | 1 |
| Decora Cabinetry | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Foot Locker | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | U-Haul | 3 |
| GameStop | 1 | | UPS | 4 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Vans | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Waffle House | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 2 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| JCPenney | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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Rockingham on our top lists:
- #64 on the list of "Top 100 least-safe cities (highest city-data.com crime index) (pop. 5,000+)"
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