Rockingham, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,949 (Urban population: 2,943 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 2,006 (7 farm, 1,999 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,425 (2,202 occupied: 1,288 owner occupied, 914 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	29%

Housing density: 58 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $574 (lower quartile is $403, upper quartile is $687)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $657

Median gross rent in Rockingham, VT in 2007: $667

Housing units in Rockingham with a mortgage: 528 (25 second mortgage, 84 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 219

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $165,578 (it was $89,800 in 2000)

Rockingham:	$165,578
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,551 - $220,165

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $221,809
Here: $221,809
State: $261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $136,740
Here: $136,740
State: $260,121

In 2-unit structures: $198,679
Here: $198,679
State: $262,527

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,202
Here: $175,202
State: $232,572

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,757
Here: $93,757
State: $208,163

Mobile homes: $42,953
Here: $42,953
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,261

In family households: 4,357 (1,042 male householders, 387 female householders)
1,126 spouses, 1,628 children (1,501 natural, 27 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 28 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 904 (304 male householders (240 living alone)), 478 female householders (425 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 48 (32 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 624 2-persons, 342 3-persons, 304 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 665 1-person, 114 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

831 married couples with children.
397 single-parent households (98 men, 299 women).

95.3% of residents of Rockingham speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 140 (2.6%)
(71.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockingham, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 132 5 rooms: 263 6 rooms: 311 7 rooms: 180 8 rooms: 100 9 or more rooms: 280

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockingham, Vermont:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 81 3 rooms: 224 4 rooms: 188 5 rooms: 180 6 rooms: 124 7 rooms: 39 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 36
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 144
1970 to 1979: 245
1960 to 1969: 218
1950 to 1959: 97
1940 to 1949: 161
1939 or earlier: 1,461

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockingham:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 304 3 bedrooms: 580 4 bedrooms: 257 5 or more bedrooms: 119

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockingham:
	no bedroom: 33 1 bedroom: 322 2 bedrooms: 283 3 bedrooms: 217 4 bedrooms: 56 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockingham in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 61 1 vehicle: 352 2 vehicles: 580 3 vehicles: 226 4 vehicles: 54 5 or more vehicles: 15

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockingham in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 298 1 vehicle: 405 2 vehicles: 154 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Rockingham, VT:

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 32
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 72
$125,000 to $149,999: 178
$150,000 to $174,999: 289
$175,000 to $199,999: 146
$200,000 to $249,999: 177
$250,000 to $299,999: 71
$300,000 to $399,999: 65
$400,000 to $499,999: 26
$500,000 to $749,999: 24
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 10

Rockingham rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rockingham:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 14
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 53
$250 to $299: 39
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 18
$400 to $449: 46
$450 to $499: 53
$500 to $549: 52
$550 to $599: 86
$600 to $649: 100
$650 to $699: 89
$700 to $749: 41
$750 to $799: 28
$800 to $899: 52
$900 to $999: 26
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 85

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 17 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 19 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 22 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 19

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.8%
Number of people working at home: 144 (5.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 299
5 to 9 minutes: 472
10 to 14 minutes: 349
15 to 19 minutes: 354
20 to 24 minutes: 210
25 to 29 minutes: 104
30 to 34 minutes: 340
35 to 39 minutes: 62
40 to 44 minutes: 47
45 to 59 minutes: 99
60 to 89 minutes: 47
90 or more minutes: 27

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,864 (73%)
Carpooled: 287 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Walked: 251 (10%)
Worked at home: 144 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 235
$10,000 to $14,999: 190
$15,000 to $19,999: 201
$20,000 to $24,999: 201
$25,000 to $29,999: 177
$30,000 to $34,999: 128
$35,000 to $39,999: 130
$40,000 to $44,999: 125
$45,000 to $49,999: 121
$50,000 to $59,999: 271
$60,000 to $74,999: 176
$75,000 to $99,999: 155
$100,000 to $124,999: 51
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 22

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 620

Irish: 614

English: 552

Other groups: 376

United States or American: 286

Polish: 267

German: 241

Italian: 197

French Canadian: 176

European: 167

Scottish: 110

Scotch-Irish: 78

Dutch: 59

Russian: 57

Welsh: 51

Swedish: 47

Norwegian: 44

Portuguese: 40

Swiss: 33

Lithuanian: 24

Northern European: 19

Arab:: 17

Lebanese: 17

Hungarian: 17

Danish: 17

Finnish: 16

Greek: 13

Canadian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 11

Eastern European: 9

Slovak: 7

Austrian: 7

Celtic: 4

Subsaharan African:: 3

Nigerian: 3

Belgian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (16%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
Canada (15%)
Mexico (12%)
Germany (11%)
India (8%)
Thailand (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3160
Northeast: 1591
Midwest: 159
South: 136
West: 102

61% of Rockingham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 87
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 68
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 706
Less than 1 year of college: 111
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 172
Associate degree: 64
Bachelor's degree: 256
Master's degree: 58
Professional school degree: 20
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 87
9th grade: 83
10th grade: 78
11th grade: 72
12th grade, no diploma: 65
High school graduate (or equivalency): 707
Less than 1 year of college: 142
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 220
Associate degree: 95
Bachelor's degree: 237
Master's degree: 64
Professional school degree: 34
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 28.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,737
Black householders: $38,206
Asian householders: $11,072
Some other race householders: $7,790
Two or more races householders: $18,446
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $5,625

Rockingham household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rockingham household income for Asian householders

Rockingham household income for Two or more races householders

Rockingham household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Rockingham marital status for males

Rockingham marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,011
Two or more races householders: $158,298

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,179
One, attached: 4
Two: 405
3 or 4: 396
5 to 9: 106
10 to 19: 21
20 to 49: 67
50 or more: 72
Mobile homes: 167
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,621

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rockingham:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Wood (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (5%) Utility gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35

Here:	5.5%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35

Here:	9.3%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	19.0%
Vermont:	37.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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