Rockingham's Livability
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Amenities
About Rockingham, VA
Rockingham, VA is located in Harrisonburg City County in the state of Virginia.
The total City Population for Rockingham is about 64,282 with about 261 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $260,700, which is roughly 7% higher than the Average Home Value of $242,407 for the state of Virginia, and roughly 17% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $48,226, which is roughly 30% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $69,028 for the state of Virginia, and roughly 26% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.59Male Population Estimate: 48.2%
Female Population Estimate: 51.8%
Median Age: 27.9
Male Median Age: 27.9
Female Median Age: 28.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:14.9%
Other:8.82%
Black:6.14%
Asian:3.55%
Indian:0.83%
Hawaiian:0.16%
Voting
Voting results are unavailable for Harrisonburg City County.
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Rockingham specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Harrisonburg City County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Harrisonburg City County: About 214.29 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Harrisonburg City County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 26% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Rockingham is about 5.3%.
Virginia is ranked #23 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 49.97 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 32.22The average living wage for the state of Virginia is $33.68/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Virginia a minimum wage score of 33.02 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Virginia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 0 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Virginia is $197.60, resulting in a UI benefit score of 29.33 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Virginia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Virginia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Virginia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Virginia does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Virginia does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Virginia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Virginia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Virginia does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Virginia does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Virginia does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Virginia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Virginia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Virginia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Virginia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Virginia does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Virginia does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Virginia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Virginia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 22801, 22802 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 38.414210
Longitude: -78.892628
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1378.5 ft.
Area Code(s): 540