Rockingham is a very small town located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 4,804 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rockingham is the 32nd largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in Rockingham was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rockingham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rockingham is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockingham who work in management occupations (17.23%), teaching (11.70%), and office and administrative support (8.54%). Also of interest is that Rockingham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.69% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Rockingham is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.33% of adults in Rockingham have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Rockingham in 2022 was $38,455, which is middle income relative to Vermont, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $153,820 for a family of four. However, Rockingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rockingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockingham residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rockingham include English, Irish, French, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Rockingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
