| | People QuickFacts | Rockingham County | New Hampshire |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 297,820 | 1,320,718 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 295,223 | 1,316,469 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 295,223 | 1,316,470 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.1% | 21.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 13.2% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.6% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.9% | 94.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.8% | 2.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.2% | 2.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 94.0% | 92.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 90.0% | 86.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.3% | 7.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 93.9% | 91.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 36.8% | 33.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 24,827 | 118,313 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.9 | 26.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 127,196 | 617,704 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 78.4% | 72.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 21.8% | 25.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $296,500 | $250,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 115,105 | 514,869 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.54 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $37,422 | $32,357 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $77,470 | $64,664 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.9% | 8.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Rockingham County | New Hampshire |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 9,322 | 37,0311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 124,294 | 554,0011 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -0.6% | -1.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 25,475 | 102,823 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 34,778 | 137,815 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.8% | 25.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 3,912,579 | 18,592,406 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 5,844,817 | 14,564,458 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,414,862 | 25,353,874 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,603 | $19,246 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 660,746 | 2,630,968 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 694 | 2,296 |