Language Spoken At Home in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 21,196 | 100% |
English only | 20,474 | 96.6% |
Language other than English | 722 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 247 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 322 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 244 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 93 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 149 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 7 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,357 | 100% |
American | 6,762 | 30.2% |
Arab | 78 | 0.3% |
Czech | 59 | 0.3% |
Danish | 80 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 222 | 1.0% |
English | 2,658 | 11.9% |
French (except Basque) | 349 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 47 | 0.2% |
German | 3,711 | 16.6% |
Greek | 3 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 52 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,690 | 12.0% |
Italian | 450 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 102 | 0.5% |
Polish | 209 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 68 | 0.3% |
Russian | 233 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,091 | 4.9% |
Scottish | 449 | 2.0% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 51 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 100 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 100 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 132 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 16 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,093 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,206 | 68.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,777 | 19.5% |
Married-couple family | 5,062 | 55.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,374 | 15.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 431 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 185 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 713 | 7.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 218 | 2.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,887 | 31.7% |
Householder living alone | 2,579 | 28.4% |
65 years and over | 1,273 | 14.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,196 | 24.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,273 | 36.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,151 | 100% |
Householder | 9,093 | 41.1% |
Spouse | 5,076 | 22.9% |
Child | 5,423 | 24.5% |
Other relatives | 1,654 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 905 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 237 | 1.1% |
Marital Status in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,182 | 100% |
Never married | 2,354 | 25.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,292 | 57.6% |
Separated | 126 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 339 | 3.7% |
Divorced | 1,071 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,573 | 100% |
Never married | 1,717 | 17.9% |
Now married, except separated | 5,384 | 56.2% |
Separated | 222 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 1,081 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 1,169 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 249 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 82 | 32.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 100 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 623 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 256 | 41.1% |
Less than 1 year | 95 | 15.2% |
1 or 2 years | 141 | 22.6% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 20 | 3.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 256 | 100% |
Who are female | 131 | 51.2% |
Who are married | 236 | 92.2% |
School Enrollment in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,454 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 343 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten | 191 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,991 | 44.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 961 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 968 | 21.7% |
Educational Attainment in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,283 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,237 | 7.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,484 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,981 | 36.7% |
Some college, no degree | 3,055 | 18.8% |
Associate's degree | 856 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,224 | 13.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,446 | 8.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.5% |
Veteran Status in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 17,965 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,629 | 14.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 22,163 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,649 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 4,336 | 100% |
With a disability | 157 | 3.6% |
18 to 64 years | 13,221 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,889 | 14.3% |
65 years and over | 4,606 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,603 | 34.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 22,119 | 100% |
Same house | 20,136 | 91.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,946 | 8.8% |
Same county | 963 | 4.4% |
Different county | 983 | 4.4% |
Same state | 644 | 2.9% |
Different state | 339 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 37 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 22,357 | 100% |
Native | 21,977 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 21,786 | 97.4% |
State of residence | 15,795 | 70.6% |
Different state | 5,991 | 26.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 191 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 380 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 380 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 199 | 52.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 181 | 47.6% |
Year of Entry in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 571 | 100% |
Native | 191 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 191 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 380 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 33 | 8.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 347 | 91.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rockbridge County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 380 | 100% |
Europe | 160 | 42.1% |
Asia | 118 | 31.1% |
Africa | 6 | 1.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 84 | 22.1% |
Northern America | 12 | 3.2% |